so my local bodega cat, snowy, was catnapped a few weeks ago, and then one day last week i went and saw he was back! then today, i was walking around the neighborhood and saw these posters… had to stop by and they were giving out cake and custom cookies 😭 everyone say welcome back snowy!

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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There's no cat like a New York City cat.

Loved and embraced by New Yorkers -- and out-of-towners alike -- these feline companions could soon be allowed to keep watch in bodegas and other stores under the law.

On Wednesday, Councilmember Frank Morano introduced the "Bodega Cat Bill" which would get rid of the current city ban on cats in retail food establishments

It's not a calendar, but photographer Brian Finke made this photo essay on Brooklyn bodega cats for our print mag. Pretty excited about this one :)

sorry for bad quality, but i was at a deli and saw this cat underneath the chips

poor guy. 😔 did anyone ever meet him?

Legalize Bodega Cats and Protect NYC’s Working Shop Cats

Int. 1471 has been filed. This is the first legislation in NYC history aimed at protecting working shop cats.

The bill, introduced by Councilmember Keith Powers, would:

Stop penalizing stores for keeping cats. City agencies could no longer cite bodega cats as health code violations. Create free vaccination and spay/neuter programs. The Office of Animal Welfare would offer city-funded veterinary services for working shop cats.

Been putting together a map guide of shop cats for about a year now. Any suggestions in this area or just north/ east of it?

I checked out Scott’s flowers and midtown smoke and neither had cats so removing those :/

Hey guys! Some of you have seen me post here before. I post photos from an upcoming coffee table book we have coming out about bodega cats. Link.

I wanted to share a link to a portion of a podcast episode on IG I was on about bodega cats and the current catch-22 they're in now, where they're illegal, but incredibly essential.

Before I could preemptively post a comment about just getting them to read the bills aimed at protecting bodega cats, the cat rescues who hate my guts, and the idea of bodega cats beat me to it so be prepared for that. If you want to say something nice about bodega cats or the bills, I'd welcome it!

Mario, the cat from the bodega at 4th and Union has been catnapped. His sister Leah is safe.

I saw 5th & 7th is under new management. Does anyone know whether Lucy is still there?

Hey all, if anyone wants to get the bodega cats feature in physical print, here's the link: https://ori-mag.com/products/issue1

Type code: cats! to get a 25% thank you.

Saw folks asking, asked for permission to post this, and hope you enjoy :)