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Bodega cats of New York

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by jackconsidine

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Was so excited when I saw this link. Was hoping it would be more like the Trees of New York [0], but appears to be a book.
The bodega in my last neighborhood (Fort Greene) featured an orange cat, Ice Spice. Spice birthed Olivia who now has loads of kittens. They wander in and own like they own the place, even whining at customers to open the doors for them. Here's a picture I took of Olivia on top of the tobacco products
[0] https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/tree-map/neighborhood/177
[1] https://ibb.co/h1cJTs0g

by culi

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It seems it might've been taken down but there used to be an app called ShopCats that was a crowd-sourced version of this concept
https://shopcats.en.softonic.com/iphone

by chirau

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When i first realized that their primary purpose was to get rid of rats, I had quite the chuckle.

by WetBurritoLuv

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I read Shop Cats of New York a few years ago, and it was great
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shop-cats-of-new-york-tamar...

by cgg1

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by Tsiklon

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As a blow in to New York, I find the bodega cats a very charming tradition. Reminding me of “tough as old boots” farm cats, working animals with a purpose and a style all their own.

by enraged_camel

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I strongly recommend the 2016 documentary titled 'Kedi', which is about the cats of Istanbul. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKq7UqplcL8

by noplace1ikegone

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by brenschluss

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Is it just me or is it a huge letdown that the text is all AI-generated? Or at least, in the same kind of saccharine style? Are people not able to detect this?