Bodega Cats of New York
Documenting the working cats of NYC bodegas.
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Famous Bodega Cats of New York With Their Own Instagram Accounts
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Luna: The Reason This Project Exists
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Tiger / Julia: Same Cat, Two Names
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Full cover reveal: June 2026. Book release: October 2026
Bodega Cats of New York
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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We're working to get bodega cats classified officially as working animals. Not pets. Working animals, the same way the city recognizes service dogs. Two bills are in committee right now. Int. 1471 at City Council. A08341 at State Assembly. 14,000 people signed the petition that got them there.
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