Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’

Coming Soon! The Cat Men of Gotham

Posted: 4th October 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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As many of my readers know, I am currently working on a compilation of cat stories for my upcoming book, The Cat Men of Gotham: Tales of Feline Friendships in Old New York. The book features 42 stories in nine cat-lives chapters. In addition to some favorite stories from my Hatching Cat blog, there are […]

1894: The Candy Factory Mastiff Who Stood Up for the Cats of Cortlandt Street

Posted: 28th September 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Dog Heroes
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More than a century before the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, 2001, and about 25 years before the site became known as Radio Row (a small business district specializing in the sale and repair of radios), Cortlandt Street was home to numerous factories and loft buildings. And lots of stray cats. For one sassy little bull terrier who resided […]

1904: Mrs. Herman, the Monkey Mascot of Engine Company No. 31 on Lafayette Street

Posted: 7th September 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Dog Mascots, FDNY Horses/Mascots
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Engine Company No. 31 and No. 1 Tower Company, which shared headquarters in the famous castle-like firehouse at 87 Lafayette Street, broke the FDNY rules by having not only one feline and one canine mascot, but also a mascot from the primate family.

1917: Dr. Hale’s House of 100 Cats in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (Part II)

Posted: 16th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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In Part I of this Old New York cat story, we met Dr. Hale, the superintendent of Brooklyn’s public baths who was arrested and charged with uncleanliness — that is, for having a messy house filled with way too many cats. In Part II, I’ll tell you why the fur was flying at 40 First Place […]

1899: Dewey, Stockings, and the Great Cat Hunt at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital

Posted: 28th July 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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Miss Lillie James had a lot of cats. She adored her pets, but her extreme affection for them eventually took over her life. Soon she could do nothing but worry that her feline companions would abandon her or die. Her sister, Miss Leia James, told the doctors at Bellevue Hospital that Lillie had been driven crazy by her cats. Miss […]

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