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A calico cat peering over a bodega counter stacked with snack boxes

Bodega
Cats
of New York

The living archive of New York's bodega cats.

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Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

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Bodega Cats of New York. The book.

Written by Dan Rimada. Photography by Gulce Kilkis.

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Ships November 3, 2026.

Bodega Cats of New York, the book. Cover.

Cats New Yorkers know by name

Field notes from the city's shops and the people who know these cats.

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Oreo: The Cat with Thumbs
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Oreo

Park Slope / Brooklyn / 2025

Klara: She Reports on Everyone
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Klara

Brooklyn / 2026

Nancy: Named for Someone's Grandmother
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Nancy

Park Slope / Brooklyn / 2026

Ashley: Still Running the Room
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Ashley

Williamsburg / Brooklyn / 2026

Oreo: The Actual Manager
Photo: Courtesy of River Food Market

Oreo

Manhattan / 2026

Tiger: In the Window
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Tiger

Williamsburg / Brooklyn / 2026

Francesca and Stella: Two Brooklyn Store Notes
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Francesca and Stella

Williamsburg / Brooklyn / 2026

Fat Choy: The Cat Who Refused the Archive
Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

Fat Choy

Chinatown / Manhattan / 2026

Leena

Upper East Side / Manhattan / 2026

Tiger / Julia

Williamsburg / Brooklyn / 2025

Sofia

Williamsburg / Brooklyn / 2025

Simba

Bed-Stuy / Brooklyn / 2025

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BCNY in the press.

Reporting on New York's bodega cats, BCNY's archive, the book, and the bills written to protect the cats, carried by the Times, the AP, NPR, Rolling Stone, USA Today, CBS, NBC, and more.

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Bodega cats are part of New York culture. We owe them protection.

The law is still catching up. The city and state bills are where the fight is now.

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