Cookie is a bodega cat on East 74th street and 1st avenue in New York City. I run her Instagram @cookiethebodegacat .

74th/5th. Lulu is the white one

Guardian of the snacks holding it down.

I'm a student at Ghetto Film School (https://www.ghettofilm.org/about-us), making a short, cute documentary about NYC bodega cats across all 5 boroughs.

I need help with two main things:

• Locations: Who has the most iconic, friendly, or funny bodega cat in your neighborhood? (Please drop the cross-streets/name!)
• Interviews: Do you think the owners would be down for a quick on-camera chat about their cat, or should I just stick to b-roll?

Thanks so much!

I met this fine Tuxedo feline at Napa Auto Parts earlier tonight. S/he seemed equally curious to me and approached me for some loving strokes before walking off into the employee only area in back. It's been working there for 7 years and the humans have never seen a mouse 🐁

5th, 21st/22nd

Hey everyone! I’m Dan, the author of Bodega Cats of New York and the person behind the Instagram account (@newyorkbodegacats). I wanted to invite the Redditors here to a talk and Q&A I’m doing at the Banksy Museum on Thursday, October 15.

I’ll share photographs from the book and stories from documenting the cats, followed by a short Q&A and reception. Dave Herman from the City Reliquary will introduce me and join the Q&A.

It’s 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 277 Canal Street, Floor 2. Tickets are $20 and include whiskey samples from Bodega Cat Whiskey, nonalcoholic beverages from AriZona, and food from Plantega.

The book comes out November 24, with photographs by Gulce Kilkis and stories of 60 cats across all five boroughs. I’d love to see you there!

Event details and tickets here

not a singular thought behind those eyes

How does any work get done around here when the workers are slacking off??

Spotted at a bodega on Christopher St in NYC. Apparently there is a fourth kitten on site - maybe that's the one doing the actual work!

Met this Orange Kingdom Floof in Chinatown, SF.

excuse my silly voice. i’m a little intoxicated and very excited in this video and as i make this post.

p.s - my hand smelled like cheese because we just left taco bell

Jabal, as seen in the Park Slope subreddit.

Broadway, Thorton/Flushing

Just watching to make sure I didn't enter the Staff Only area.

Welp. This is a pretty surreal day.

A few years ago, this was just me walking around New York, meeting bodega cats and collecting their stories for an archive of the cats that lived in NYC during our lifetime. I thought it was important to write down.

Today, my author copy arrived in the mail.

My first book.

I’ve looked at the cover on a screen hundreds of times, but holding the actual thing is completely different. I’m incredibly proud of it annnnd a little teary-eyed. I'm so excited to share it with this incredible sub. Hope you all enjoy it.

Here is a link to pre-order it: http://bodegacatsofnewyork.com/book/ The book comes out Nov 24th!

4th, 44/45th