I am a writer living in New York. Brookyn, to be exact, one of those trendy neighborhoods where I had the good fortune to find a rent-stabilized apartment before gentrification made it virtually unaffordable for anyone with less than a six-figure annual income. Whether you live on the right or wrong side of the tracks, there's one great equalizer of every neighborhood in all five boroughs: The bodega. More than just a corner shop, a bodega usually offers groceries, soda, candy, beer. Many have..