Sometimes I find a ridiculously absurd story that isn’t specifically about a cat or dog or other animal, but I can’t resist sharing it. This crazy “cat tale” of New York City’s Gilded Age involves a two-family home on Hart Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a large hole in the ceiling, an even larger sabre, a bit of indecent exposure (for those days), a court hearing, a street chase, and a few cameo appearances by an unnamed cat.
Posts Tagged ‘Bushwick’
1893: A Crazy Cat Tale From Hart Street, Bushwick
Posted: 10th October 2025 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Adolph H. Goetting, Bushwick, Cats of Old New York, Hart Street, Theodore Loeffler
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1913: Peter, the Pole-Sliding Fire Cat of Bushwick, Brooklyn
Posted: 13th March 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Feline MascotsTags: Brooklyn, Bushwick, cat mascots, Cat Stories, FDNY, New York History, Squad 252
The following story is dedicated to the six firefighters of Squad 252 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. I’ve never known a cat to be very fond of fires and fire trucks – albeit, my cat Boo does love to climb ladders and bake in […]
