Bodega Cats In Their Own Words: Carmel of Ridgewood, Queens

There’s no cat quite like the New York City bodega cat—killer of rats, fixture of the detergent aisle, silent observer of the human condition. If only these cats could talk. Well, now they can. At a mere 8 weeks, Carmel is a fixture of this Polish deli, where dodging kielbasa and pouncing on pickles is all in a day’s work. Subscribe for more Bodega Cats In Their Own Words: