There was a time before her time when they had the run of the place,too. But unlike them,Matilda was no Round table regular.The Algonquin's general manager,Gary Budge, said she only rarely strolled into the dining area at the lobby's far north end.
The electric fence was installed last summer after someone called 311. A dog lover? A dog? The health department will not say.
But it took action,sending a letter to the Algonquin that said someone had alleged that "a possible violation of Article 81 of the New York City Health code or subpage 14-1 of the New York state sanitary code, applicable to food service establishments may have occurred or is occurring at the above-mentioned facility".