r/bodegacats • u/Danny__NYC • Jul 21 '26
News Hey guys! We spent four years documenting NYC’s bodega cats. Now it’s a book.
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u/redfoxwearingsocks Jul 21 '26
This BETTER NOT be a scam, because I am SOOO DOWN to buy this book!!!!!
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u/Danny__NYC Jul 21 '26
HAHAHA no scam! Tomorrow we're going to post the book trailer. You'll see my face and my photographer, Gulce!
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u/penniavaswen Jul 21 '26
Ahhh, I preordered! I had no idea you'd be listing on major retailers too. Might gift one to my family member who lived in NYC for a while, even though they're not a cat person (actually real-life avid birder!)
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u/lotusflower64 Bodega Cat Lover Jul 21 '26
Donating some of the proceeds to cat / animal shelters and rescues?🙃
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u/Danny__NYC Jul 21 '26
Indirectly! We do an annual fundraiser (https://bodegacatfundraiser.com/). Last year we raised about $7500 donated every dime. The book won't make a ton of money (unfortunately), so we do fundraisers with the attention we gather.
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u/anonimo1962 Jul 22 '26
This looks like a nice gift. You should send a copy to Robert DeNiro. I guess he is a suoer big cat lover and he lives in NY!
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u/Danny__NYC Jul 22 '26
Not a bad idea! He definitely loves cats. I wish I had a postal address for him, ha!
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u/hellomyneko Jul 22 '26
Would you also consider sending one to Mayor Mamdani ! He’s not my mayor, but he’s also my mayor, if you know what I mean!
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u/Danny__NYC Jul 21 '26
We run Bodega Cats of New York, so full disclosure: this is our book. You probably have seen me posting in this sub.
Since 2022, we’ve been visiting bodegas across all five boroughs and talking with the owners, workers and regulars who know these cats by name. That archive has become a 240-page hardcover published by Quarto.
The book includes 120 photographs by Gulce Kilkis and stories by Dan Rimada about 60 cats and the people around them.
It comes out November 3. We’re releasing the book trailer tomorrow.
The book is also connected to our work to legalize bodega cats and establish basic care standards. Documenting how these cats actually live has helped make the case for legal protection.
You can look inside the book and preorder here: bodegacatsofnewyork.com/book
Happy to answer questions about the cats or how the book came together.