East Harlem merchant G. Herman Gottlieb had a little knowledge of botany and a great desire to make some quick cash. So he left his home at 188 East 99th Street with two empty baskets and made his way to the wooded area on Dyckman Street in the Inwood section of Manhattan. There, he worked all day long […]
Posts Tagged ‘New York History’
1909: The Great Catnip Caper of the 39th Police Precinct in East Harlem
Posted: 2nd October 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: 104th Street Police Station, 39th Police Precinct, Cat Tales of Old New York, Herman Gottlieb, John F. Higgins, New York History
1934: Lord Haggis, the Lady Mouser of the SS Pastores Who Walked 39 Miles to Rejoin Her Crew
Posted: 18th August 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse, Lord Haggis, New York Dock Company, New York History, ship's cats, SS Pastores
A while back, I wrote about a cat named Duffy McNab, who lost his life when he tried to jump from his ship to Pier 64 on the Hudson River. When Duffy fell into the river, Quartermaster Angus MacLean jumped into the water and tried to save him. In the following story, I’ll tell you […]
1896: Staten Island Cows Gone Wild in New York City at the Pavonia Ferry Terminal
Posted: 3rd August 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cows and Cattle StoriesTags: Chambers Street Terminal, Harsimus Cove, Leonard Street Station, New York History, Old New York, Pavonia Ferry
When New York City Policeman James Breen joined the Leonard Street Station in the late 19th century, he probably never dreamed that one day he’d have to play the role of a Wild West cowboy in Manhattan on West Street, at the Chambers Street Ferry Terminal. In the late 19th century, West Street was always crowded […]
1887: Raining Cats and Soap Bubbles at the Grand Street Museum in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Posted: 2nd July 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured FelinesTags: 194 Grand Street, Alden J. Spooner, Brooklyn, Grand Street Museum, New York History, Williamsburg
The following cat story of Old Brooklyn is courtesy of The Brownstone Detectives, who first published this tale in March 2017. I take the story one step further by exploring the history around the Grand Street Museum and the land on which it was once located. Agent Clark Investigates a Report of Cruelty to Cats […]
1928: Abe, the Times Square Tiger Cat Who Refused to Scat From the Hotel Lincoln, Part I
Posted: 4th June 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Cat Stories, Farm at Bloomingdale, Hotel Lincoln, James T. Clyde, Medcef Eden, New York History
Some studies have shown that where you’re born has a huge impact on how far you’ll go in life. I think the same holds true for cats, especially those who are born in large cities like New York. When Abe’s mother cat gave birth to three kittens in New York City’s Time Square neighborhood in […]