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New tour of New York allows you to learn the specific stories of some very specific residents: cats that contributed to the safety and daily life of the city. and this made them famous as Jerry Fox, who saved lives by warning of a building fire and who is now being sought to be commemorated with a plaque in his honour.

New York has a lot to offer to both tourists and locals, and its iconic buildings and streets are full of stories, but the number of these cats that left a trace and which the writer now writes about Peggy Gavan lets you know.

Are you a cat lover, do you like history? Then you might be interested in joining “Cats in the City” A stroll the streets of Brooklyn Heights – beautiful and expensive residences that were once Dutch estates – it began last August.

“There are thousands of stories about cats in New York.” assures Harborwho started this project together with Daniel Rimadaand next year they will extend it with a new route, in which case for embellish the story of the Wall Street cats.

Brooklyn Walking Tour starts at Walt Whitman Park, just a few steps away from the famous Brooklyn Bridgewith Gavan as master of ceremonies.

He decorates his head with pink cat ears, wears a dress with cat designsand black gloves, and from the backpack hangs a keychain with a huge fluffy gray and white cat tail.

Management intertwines the stories of cats and their human companions -which take the public back to the 19th century-, the history of the area where they occurred, which is complemented Black and white photographs of that time. Cost of a two-hour experience: 60 dollars.

Among the stories, this first group of clients, who listened to him attentively, learned that a month before Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883 when Emily Roebling She was the first to cross it. This journey was made by a homeless cat.

“What many people don’t know, what they won’t see on any tour or read in any history book,” is that The cat – it is not known whether it was Ned or Nellie – was brought to the bridge by a local politician and that there was a great party after arriving in Manhattan, he commented.

He emphasized courage Harry, is known to be very lazy, unlike his brothers who He saved his home by grabbing the burning curtains with his nails and throwing them to the ground.which allowed the owner to extinguish the flames.

Cat with glasses

Another story on this tour is the story of an old man. Jerry Fox, which aroused great sympathy when in 1904 At 28 he warned-meow- about the fire in the dome of the former Brooklyn City Hall, in the popular Cadman Square.

Jerry He lived in a nearby cafe and was a friend, I knew judges, lawyers, mayors, police officers, firemen; to everyone who came to this place, and everyone loved it. His star became the topic of the local newspaper.

Every day at the same time He would go around the buildings and if something was wrong, he would meow and a policeman would come. were warned because they knew it Jerry’s meowing meant that something needed to be decided. – Gavan said.

Jerry had a peculiarity: because of his age He wore glasses made for him by a doctor friend. and according to New York Times, This gave the cat a “picturesque dignity” which He died in December 1904 after falling into a pit. on the street when he went out on his daily rounds.

“At first no one noticed, but months passed and everyone was asking, ‘Where is my friend?’” It was not until May 1905, when they were working in the pit again, that they found his remains. “along with his little glasses,” he commented. Harbor, who published several such stories in 2019 in his first book “The Cat People of Gotham: Tales of Feline Friendship in Old New York.”

Jerry had a great funeral.as a hero to whom all his friends and even New York Times What wrote an obituary for my beloved cat.

(EFE)