Bodega Cats of New York

The Bodega Cats book arrives October 2026.

Tuxedo cat walking through a bodega aisle with Goya cans

Documenting the working cats of NYC bodegas.

From "Bodega Cats of New York" · Photo by Gulce Kilkis

Bodega Cats Book — hardcover coming October 2026

Full cover reveal: June 2026. Book release: October 2026

The Book

This book documents them. The cats that bring in revenue, like Jimmy of Second Avenue, who runs his block like a seasoned manager. The territorial ones who clear basements in three days flat. The quiet constants who outlast owners, workers, and neighborhood turnover.

120 photographs. 60+ stories. Coming October 2026 from Quarto Publishing.

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Legalizing Bodega Cats in NYC

14,000+Signatures

Int. 1471NYC Council

A08341State Assembly

Bodega cats exist in a legal gray zone. State sanitary code bans animals in food establishments, which means owners can be fined for a cat that's been living in the store for a decade. Two bills in committee would fix that. Int. 1471 at City Council. A08341 at State Assembly. 14,000 people signed the petition that got them there.

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