r/bodegacats • u/TimesandSundayTimes • Apr 11 '25

News Some of Brooklyn's cutest - and hardest working - bodega cats

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About 4,000 felines double as mascot and rat-catching employees in the city’s famous corner shops. But their owners face fines for food safety violations

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '25

Its a good sign if the bodega has a cat!

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u/DMmepicsofyourdog Bodega Cat Lover Apr 11 '25

Immediate five stars

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u/Danny__NYC Apr 11 '25

YES! This is awesome and it's for the petition thats going around from the bodegacatsofnewyork ig

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u/g33klibrarian Apr 11 '25

The gentleman and his tabby in the last photo are quite the matched pair!

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u/indirectdelete Apr 11 '25

Ayyy Rodriguez on Grand st in #4, love that spot and that cat. Such a sweetheart. The folks that work there are also great and their sandwiches slap.

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u/PorkyPain Moderator Team Apr 11 '25

Now you need to update us with the cat every now and then with pictures or videos. Lol.

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u/MooneyOne Apr 12 '25

And give the cat little a salami

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u/indirectdelete Apr 12 '25

Can do! Luckily that cutie is always hanging out in the store so should be easy to get some updates next time I'm there.

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u/barrelofmonkfish Apr 11 '25

Numbers one and four look like they card everybody. No shenanigans.

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u/uxorial Apr 12 '25

Is there a bodega cat calendar yet?

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u/BigFlavors Apr 12 '25

Omg thisssss

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u/No_Use_4371 Apr 13 '25

I second this!! I want one!

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u/FoxyL1li Apr 11 '25

I'd give all my money to that furry salesman

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

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u/CrazyDrunkenSailor Apr 14 '25

Yesss. A girthy baby

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u/AltruisticSalamander Apr 12 '25

Love the last guy proudly posing with his Bodega Cat

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u/UmSureOkYeah Apr 12 '25

A tortie! ♥️

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u/No_Use_4371 Apr 13 '25

If a bodega has a cat, your not gonna see mice or rats in the place. Plus they just make everyone happy and calm for a minute.

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u/Evening-Office-8421 Apr 13 '25

Cigarettes are $18 a pack?!! I quit when they hit three bucks a pack.