After my mom once found a gigantic crystal chandelier lying out there near the bins, wondering ‘how did such beauty end up here?’, I immediately became a fan of stooping. The chandelier still hangs in my parents’ living room, making the space akin to Versailles, bluntly unaware of its gloomy origins.
Stooping is a term that refers to people putting out stuff they no longer need on the curb to be taken home by someone who just might need it. Think of chairs, mirrors, art, plants, anything, really. New York is known as a stooping haven since people are always on the move, and “it’s an activity that’s built into the culture of being a New Yorker,” the creators of the StoopingNYC Instagram account previously told Bored Panda.
Speaking of the account, it’s home to a marvelous collection that’s dedicated to sharing people’s stooping success. “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure!” says the description and it seems the 370K followers couldn’t agree more.
#1 Whoa!
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#2 What A Glowing Stooping Success!
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#3 I Had To Share My Street Find Fireplace Journey With You
I had to share my personal stooping success in downtown Bk on 3rd ave & Bergen, this was 3 years ago.. I just saw that amazing fireplace that was just found & so quickly ( & beautifully ) styled … that I had to share my street find fireplace journey with you & hopefully many lol .. it’s had so many different lives & vibes in two different apartments, the best part about a faux fireplace is that you can take it with ya !
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#4 Disney Movie Ready! South Side Of West 55th Between 9th And 10th
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#5 In Case You’re New Here, This Is What We Call A Banger. 93st Between Cpw And Columbus
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#6 A Mint Dream! 81st Close To 3rd Ave!
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#7 Annnnd Good Morning! In Front Of 1092 Dean Street
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#8 Globe Bar Alert! 95 Himrod Street Brooklyn NY
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#9 Are We Sure These Are Free??? On 2nd Ave And 73rd!
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#10 Basically A Quickly Furnished Apartment! 29th And Second Ave
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#11 Stoop Anthem Ready!! 171 Meserole St
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#12 Ladies And Gentlemen… A Banger Of A Stoop! Thompson Between Prince & Spring
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#13 Tons Of Free Books On 7th Street In Park Slope Between 4th And 5th Ave
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#14 You Crushed It!!!
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#15 Bird Of Paradise Needing A Home! Birdss 4th Between Kent And Wythe
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#16 Omg!!! One Of My Favorite Stoops. 41st And 11th!
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#17 All. The. Music. E 6th Between Ave A And B!!!
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#18 Excuse Me, TV Stand Of My Dreams! 13th And Gansevoort
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#19 How Fancy!! 5th Street And 6th Ave Park Slope
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#20 Do You Love Seeing Yourself While Picking Out Your Underwear In The Morning? Then This Dresser Is For You! 93 Saratoga
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#21 Plant Parents… Run!!! Cute Plants And Planters Outside 95 Eastern Parkway
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#22 We Love Old Singer Sewing Tables. 81 Russel St!
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#23 Potentialllll! 167 East 67 Upper East Side
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#24 Wonderful Stooping Success On A Tuesday Night!
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#25 I Think It Is Safe To Say That These Are Some Absolute Stoop Journey Legends Right Here
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#26 You Know How We Get A Lot Of Pianos? Well… This Is The Smallest. 79th And 1st!
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#27 Only In NY!
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#28 Holy Books!! Tons Of Books! On Vessey St And Church Right Across From St. Paul’s Chapel In Manhattan!
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