New York City’s bodega cats are no ordinary felines. Bodega Cats of New York, a project led by reporter Dan Rimada and photographer Gulce Kilkis, has spent four years documenting 60 bodega cats across all five boroughs. The first-of-its-kind project has now culminated in a book titled Bodega Cats of New York: Portraits and Stories from New York City’s Working Cats. The Bodega Cats of New York book arrives while two measures concerning cats in food stores remain in committee. Bodega Cats of New York: Portraits and Stories from New York City’s Working Cats will be published by Epic Ink on November 3, 2026, priced at $30.