I tell my latest animal story backwards in order to encourage readers to appreciate the history behind every building, park, and street in New York City. This cat tale of Old New York will start with a look at the Art Wall on the northwest corner of Bowery and Houston Street, where 100 years earlier a cat named Blackie made friends with a future president.
Posts Tagged ‘Cats of Old New York’
1907: The Bowery Saloon Cat Who Befriended Teddy Roosevelt
Posted: 20th February 2025 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Bowery, Bowery Art Wall, Capitol Hotel, Cats of Old New York, Teddy Roosevelt, William Straus
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CAT Chats: Femme Fatales and the Myth of the Crazy Cat Lady
Posted: 8th January 2025 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Crazy Cat LadiesTags: Cats About Town Tours, Cats of Old New York, Enoch's Coffee, New York City History
Introducing C.A.T. Chats
This winter, I will be doing some in-person presentations about cats of Old New York as part of my Cats About Town Waling Tours. My first presentation about the myth of the crazy cat lady will take place on Sunday, February 2, at a coffee shop in Hell’s Kitchen.
1911: The Day it Rained Cats on Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Posted: 8th November 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Brooklyn History, Bushwick History, Cats of Old New York, Jacob Suydam, Leffert Lefferts
Every so often, I find an animal story of Old New York that is so silly or absurd, I start laughing out loud. I hope this following tale of a neighbor dispute on Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn will also leave you laughing.
1918: The Stray Cat That Saved 9+ Lives in a Peck Slip Lodging House
Posted: 10th September 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Govert Loockermans, John Sigel, Lifesaving Cats, Peck Slip, William Beekman
John Sigel and his wife may not have wanted to add any more family members to their household in January 1918. But when their three children carried a freezing, starving waif cat into their small apartment at 1 Peck Slip, they couldn’t resist.
A story of a lifesaving cat, the history of Peck Slip, and a brief history of fire escapes in Old New York from my latest book, The Bravest Pets of Gotham: Tales of Four-Legged Firefighters of Old New York.
2024: Introducing “Cats About Town” NYC Walking Tours For Cat Lovers
Posted: 19th July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Bodega Cats, Brooklyn Heights, Cat Lovers, Cats About Town, Cats of Old New York, Walking Tours
If you follow my blog, than you are no doubt a cat lover and probably also someone who is interested in New York City history (at least a tiny bit). That is why I am thrilled to let you know about my latest venture: Cats About Town historical walking tours of Brooklyn and Manhattan!
