1948: Kilroy, the Last Cat Mascot of the Oak Street Police Station

In March 1934, the newly-formed New York City Housing Authority kicked off its citywide slum clearance campaign. Buildings on Cherry, Madison, Roosevelt, Oak Street, and other old streets in the Two Bridges neighborhood were razed over the years to make way for large public housing developments. The men and cat of the old police station at 9 Oak Street were the last ones to leave the neighborhood.…