[eric_h]

No cat, no bags of ice, no limes, no beer and no deli sandwiches - calling this vending machine "Bodega" when it doesn't have the staples of a bodega is offensive to my new york sensibilities.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

And the owners don't robbed at gunpoint every few months.

Sorry, a high school friend's family owned a bodega in Bushwick before it was "gentrified." That's the main thing I remember about their business.

[anotheryou]

MVP. of course you can add a fridge and an alcohol locker that only unlocks depending on your age.

[jgalt212]

or no illegal slot machines. an East Village bodega used to poker and slot machine behind a curtain. not sure if they still do. around 2003.