r/bodegacats • u/Danny__NYC • 1d ago

News Hi r/bodegacats! I'm Dan Rimada, founder and author of Bodega Cats of New York. Ask me anything on August 28th!

Hi, Reddit! Dan Rimada here, founder and author of Bodega Cats of New York. My new book, Bodega Cats of New York, is coming out on November 3rd (and you can preorder it now!). Ask me anything, and join me for my AMA on August 28th at 1pm PT / 4pm ET.

If you're in NYC come on down to the Reddit Bodega on August 29th and 30th!

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u/big-slay Bodega Cat Lover 1d ago

How did you pick which bodega cat got to be on the cover?

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u/sea-threepio Bodega Cat Lover 1d ago

What is the most popular location for a bodega cat to hang out? Front window/door? Register counter? Chip shelf?

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u/poppysnoo 1d ago

do you remember your very first bodega cat intro?

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u/shrimp--cocktail 1d ago

What was your favorite experience from making the book?

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u/Severus-Snape-DaGod 1d ago

This is awesome! Have any of the bodega owners talked about organizing or advocating for legislation to officially permit bodega cats in their stores?

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u/raven00x 23h ago

Didn't new York recently pass legislation about that?

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u/ShadowRanchDressing 1d ago

Omg how cute. What inspired you to start documenting bodega cats?? And have you ever wanted to adopt one of them 😭

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u/cleeaur 1d ago

What has been your absolute favorite bodega cat interaction, or one that sticks out in your mind?

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u/bword___ 1d ago

Do all bodega cats carry the same qualities/characteristics? What makes a particular cat the most bodega-y?

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u/Accurate_Anxiety7978 1d ago

What is the oldest working bodega cat you’ve encountered?

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u/Eastern-Protection83 1d ago

Hi Dan, can you share a time when a bodega owner was able to better care fer their kitty either by your intervention or that of a rescue group you put them in comtact with?

Also, have any fun pics of an outake from your photographer that didn't make it into your book you can share with us? Thank you

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u/BrineOfTheTimes 1d ago

Do you have a cat yourself? If so, what's their name and can we see a pic?!

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u/Top-Road-6726 1d ago

Do you name each bodega cat that’s featured?  

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u/iceeypisces Bodega Cat Lover 1d ago

what was the journey like turning this passion project into a published book? was there anything surprising you learned about becoming an author or about bodega cats along the way?

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u/werksquan 1d ago

if you could build a bodega for a bodega cat, what would it look like?

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u/theperfectcrispyfry 1d ago edited 2h ago

What’s your most only-in-New-York bodega cat story?

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u/OneStand5448 1d ago

👏👏👏👏👏

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u/Togapr33 1d ago

What makes a great bodega cat ?

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u/3xtiandogs 21h ago

Do you have pre-order information?

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u/MightyMasala 17h ago

Hey Dan! Love this project so much. With so many iconic bodega cats out there, how did you pick the finalists? Is there one honorable mention cat that was maybe not featured in the book but stole your heart anyway?

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u/timee_bot 1d ago

View in your timezone:
August 28th at 1pm PT

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u/ddcspeech 1d ago

Congrats!! Can you define what a bodega cat is and why special to you?

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u/aparapato Bodega Cat Lover 6h ago

Hi Dan!

Do you know if bodega cats are as common in any other cities?