Inside NYC’s lively secret dance parties where a bodega transforms into a rave – literally overnight

Under the cover of darkness, an unassuming bodega in the South Bronx transformed Friday into a bouncing secret dance club that only the most in-the-know New Yorkers had a chance of attending.

A line of eager party-goers wrapped around the Port Morris corner store, which seemingly shook from the excitement of dancers crowded on a makeshift floor that is usually lined with dining tables and merchandise shelves.

Behind the counter stood three DJs collectively known as MUNDO who delivered “rawness” instead of a bacon, egg and cheese — but revelers who stayed long enough at the all-night rave had a chance of enjoying both.

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What normally serves as the bodega’s dining sections transforms into a dance floor under cover of night. Stefano Giovannini

“I don’t know what ya’ll came here to do, but if you’re not dancing the door’s right there!” ordered DJ Flako from beneath a neon “order here” sign.

The Post attended the last “Bodega Rave” of the summer Friday, the conclusion of a five-part series of secret dance parties that invaded the deli that by day slings chicken wraps and cups of joe to blue-collar workers.

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