There’s nowhere on Earth quite like New York City. The Big Apple houses nearly 19 million people and countless sights you can’t find anywhere else: the Empire State Building, the world’s best bagels and plenty of amazing pieces of furniture just waiting to be adopted off the streets.

If you’re not already familiar with the Stooping NYC Instagram account, allow us to introduce you to this page that features the best finds New Yorkers have spotted while walking through the city. From velvet sofas to race car beds, you’ll find some of the most fabulous items this account has alerted fellow residents of below. So enjoy this virtual stroll through the streets of Manhattan, and keep reading to find a conversation between Bored Panda and Stooping NYC’s creators!

#1 Real Wood! Real Nice! 114 E 37th St Manhattan

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#2 Needs Some Tlc But Otherwise Absolutely Stunning!!! Stockholm And Myrtle In Bushwick

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#3 Super Cool Old Singer Sewing Machine! On The Corner Of 85th And 4th Ave In Bay Ridge

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Living in New York City is a dream of many people all over the world, but there’s no question that this magical city presents unique challenges as well. New Yorkers tend to move often, with 75% of residents saying they’ve relocated at least once in the past five years and one fifth revealing that they’ve moved at least four times in the past five years. And when they do move, over 40% relocate to another neighborhood, and nearly 40% move to a different borough. In a city where most residents don’t own cars and rely on public transportation, it can be incredibly difficult moving large items of furniture around. At the same time, someone else is always moving, so if you leave a desk on the sidewalk, someone who needs it is bound to stumble upon it…

That’s where Stooping NYC comes in. This Instagram account has amassed 442k followers for constantly alerting residents of the treasures they can find scattered across their city’s streets. The page requests that followers DM them photos of finds they come across, as well as the locations of these items, so they can broadcast the news to fellow New Yorkers. They also ask for #StoopingSuccess stories to celebrate recycled pieces that end up in new, loving homes.   

#4 It’s Free Because It’s Chardonnay

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#5 Basically A New Home. 85th St On Columbus Ave

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#6 Bring Those Baby Blues To Me Please! 315 E80th St

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We’re big fans of Stooping NYC here at Bored Panda, and lucky for us, we’ve been able to get in touch with the couple who runs the account several times. The creators of the page, who wish to remain anonymous, previously told Bored Panda that they’re attempting to end the stigma associated with viewing someone else’s trash as your own treasure. “We’ve tried to ‘game-ify’ the activity, making it feel like a scavenger hunt,” the New Yorkers shared. “And I think because of this, we have seen it become popular and trendy with an entirely younger audience. 75% of our followers are 18-35 years old.”

There’s no question that they’ve had success, but in doing so, the creators now receive an incredible amount of submissions from followers. Two years ago, they shared, “On a typical weekday, we get hundreds if not one thousand submissions. On the weekend (especially at the end of the month), we get thousands of DM submissions.” Considering that the page has only increased in popularity since then, I can’t imagine how flooded their messages are today!

#7 Stairs To _______. 240a Nassua Ave

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#8 Anyone Starting A Band? Seen At 467 Stratford Road

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#9 Pretty Sure This Is The Nicest Human Being In The Whole World ? (Or It’s A Brilliant Set Up…). Union Btw Court And Clinton

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We reached out to the brilliant minds behind Stooping NYC again, and they were kind enough to answer a few more questions for us, first providing an update on how the page has been since we last checked in with them. “StoopingNYC has continued to grow and we’re fortunate to now have almost 450k stoopers following our account from all over the world!” they proudly shared. “The stoops we receive continue to be incredibly impressive; from wildly expensive blue velvet bubble couches, to taxidermy monkeys, to limited edition PEZ dispensers and more! There’s never a dull day to be stooping in NYC!”

#10 The Cutest Red Fridge In The World Is Officially In A Queens. 31-06 30th Ave

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#11 Gorgeous Mirror On 26 East 72nd St

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#12 Oh You Kind People. Aloe Had Babies And Now They’re For Everyone! Free Aloe Babies On South Portland Ave Near Dekalb!

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The couple also shared that they’re constantly surprised by what people choose to dump on the streets for others. “Over the years, we have seen $10k copper bathtubs, couches worth thousands and really amazing antiques that are probably priceless,” they shared with Bored Panda. “I think this is what makes stooping in NYC so wild… This city is full of people who are transient, constantly moving around.”

#13 Would We Recommend Dumpster Diving For One Chair? Probably Not. But What About Potentially Hundreds? Over Centre Street And Canal

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#14 We Just Want To Use This Word… Poufs! Bet Wordle Hasn’t Done That One Yet. 23 Conselyea

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#15 Awesom-O. 135th And Frederick Douglas

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The creators went on to share that the wealth of many residents in NYC contributes to the amazing finds you can come across while stooping. “In many cases, it’s easier to place something on the stoop and ‘pay it forward’ to your fellow New Yorker than to jump through hoops to sell it,” they explained. “And we couldn’t be more thankful for the people that choose to do that!” they added with a smile.

#16 Your Bedroom Set Is Ready For Pick Up! Gorgeous Dressers 51st & 2nd

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#17 Rumor Has It That This Is A Very Expensive Guitar. Outside Of The Cubesmart On Bogart And Harrison Place

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#18 It’s A Need Not A Want. In Front Of 500 Saint Marks In Brooklyn. Between Classon Avenue And Franklin Ave

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We also asked the couple if they had recently found any particularly impressive finds while stooping, but they shared that nowadays, they’re more focused on leaving items for their followers to find. “It’s an amazing feeling to watch someone discover an item you’ve put out, witness the joy it brings them and see them walk off with it, to give it a new life! But every now and then, we may have a post that features something from our home!”

#19 This Looks Almost Too Fancy To Sit On. East 122nd And Lexington

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#20 From What I’ve Been Told…this Is Very Expensive… In Park Slope. 14th Between 6th And 7th

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#21 Heyyyyyyyyy. On 86th Between 2nd And 1st In Perfect Condition

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When it comes to advice on finding amazing items while strolling down the street, the creators say, “The biggest and most important tip is to obviously follow @StoopingNYC on IG! Turn your notifications on, as we post hundreds of items every day from all across the five boroughs!” They also added that the end of the month is the best time to be on the lookout, as people tend to leave amazing treasures out when they’re moving.

“Finally, we’re so grateful to have such a wonderfully positive community of stoopers!” the creators shared. And we’re thankful for their amazing page!

#22 Put Your Shoes On And Run!! Moving Upstate! Everything Outside Free!!! 1008 Flushing Ave Brooklyn New York! Hurry!

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#23 Amazing Coffee Table On East 90th Near 2nd Avenue

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#24 Giving Me Jetsons Vibes. On Graham And Ainslie In Brooklyn

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And even if you’re not a New Yorker, there’s no reason you can’t get on the stooping train. “We have created content segments that make Stooping NYC an easy and exciting account to follow from afar, with fans in Europe, Canada, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Australia and Asia following every #stoopingsuccess to be a voyeur into the way New Yorkers live,” the couple previously told Bored Panda. “The idea is so simple in so many ways, and we are amplifying it on a platform (IG) that is pretty universal, so all those things combined have contributed to our growing success. We continue to see more and more followers flock to and use our account to furnish their lives, saving things from landfills and ultimately encouraging a new generation to live more sustainable lives.”

#25 All Three Pieces Were So Good That We Had No Idea How To Out Them In Order!! In Front Of 13 East 22nd Street

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#26 A Ton Of Old Books Used For Props + Bookends Available At 105 Wooster St!

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#27 I Would Have Loved These!

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We hope you’re enjoying viewing these fabulous and questionable items that have ended up on the streets of New York, pandas. It’s a difficult city to make it in, even as a dining room table, but I’m sure all of these pieces ended up in loving homes soon after being shared. Keep upvoting the pics of items you’d be happy to take home, and then if you’re interested in checking out some of Bored Panda’s previous articles featuring Stooping NYC, you can find them right here, here and here!

#28 Something About The Blue That Makes This Dresser “Fancy”. ? 62 & 2nd

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#29 You Ever A See A Stoop That Just Takes Your Breath Away? Heavy But Stunning Dresser For Free 21 Bond St!!!

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#30 A Beautiful Stooping Success And Home!

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#31 Omg. Tons Of These. But Minus Two As You See In Picture Two! 43rd Between 6th And 7th In Front Of Town Hall Theater

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#32 “It’s Free. No Pay”. Even A Normal Stoop Sign Makes Us ?. 77 Lafayette Ave

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#33 Ummm You’re Coming Home With Me…there’s An Entertainment Console Labeled “Free” On 68th Between Central Park West And Columbus!

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#34 New Yorkers May Honestly Think These Came Out Of The Subway Tunnel

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#35 24 Hours A Day Baby. 310 E 22nd Street

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#36 My Favorite Part About This Is It’s Happening In Times Square ?. Not All Heroes Wear Capes!

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#37 That Chair Though… ? Corner Of Front And Bridge In Bk – Office Chair, Portable Dog Crate, And Like A Full Kitchen’s Worth Of Stuff (Incl. Le Cruset Teapot And Always Pan…!)

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#38 @jifergan14 Is Opening A New Brewery And Coffee Shop In Bushwick And The Old Tenant Left A Bunch Of Kegged Beer And Books. Jonathan Was Kind Enough To Stoop It! 21+ Only ? 10 Wilson Ave

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#39 For All The Gen-Z’s On Here…this Is Vintage. 473 St John’s Pl

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#40 She’s Beauty And She’s Grace… On Dekalb Between Marcy And Tompkins

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#41 Who Absolutely Needs This? East 12st Between 3rd And 4th

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#42 This Looks Like An Absolute Nap. 320 Cumberland St Fort Greene

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#43 Not One. Not Two. Threeeeee. Corner Of Bayard St And Lorimer St In Greenpoint

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#44 Run Don’t Walk Moment!

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#45 Ay, Caramba! Give Bart Simpson Coin Banks! Middle Of Woodbine, Between U Irving And Knickerbocker

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#46 Come On. Is This Really Free Or Something We’re Going To Have To Delete??? Across From 41 East 21st St!

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#47 Nothing Says New York Quite Like An Industrial Size Bottle Of Lube. Sunday Funday! Troutman Between Bushwick And Myrtle

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#48 Nice Couch Outside At 108 W 71st! Cross Street Columbus

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#49 Great Double Bubble! 137 Nelson St

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#50 A Stone From The Moon And A Piece Of Glass Over It. I Mean, That’s What I Assume. Kingston And Pacific In Crown Heights

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#51 Royalty! 43rd Street And 34th Ave

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#52 Stooping Squad! Four Big Boxes Of Brand New Capezio Pointe Shoes. Various Sizes! Share With Your Dancer Friends! 1650 Bway

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#53 Can’t Wait To See What You Guys Do With These!! Tag Us In Your Tile Creations!! On Summerfield St Between Cypress Ave And Wyckoff Ave – Ridgewood

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#54 Oh Baby…. 1058 Broadway Brooklyn!

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#55 100% Pee Bottle. Classon Ave Between Bergen And Dean

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#56 All The Sunshine You Need On This Sunday! Corner Of Devoe & Olive Street In Williamsburg Bk

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#57 Trying To Decide What Type Of Meat This Looks Like! 89th & 2nd

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#58 All Aboard!! Seigel And Bogart In Brooklyn One Block From The Morgan L Train Stop

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#59 Guys… Only. In. New York

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#60 Two Great Finds On The Same Street! Roebling And 5th!

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#61 Ummmm. This Is A Stooping First. Ultra Sound Machines On Adam Clayton Powell Between 132nd And 133rd In Harlem

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#62 What. Is. Happening? Corner Of 76th And Columbus

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#63 Damn!!! Hancock Between Bedford And Nostrand!

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#64 Ocean Pkwy Between M And N!

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#65 Whoever Gets This One Is Gonna Make Us Green With Envy!! Thompson Between Prince And Spring

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#66 Would’ve Been Worth A Fortune In 2007. Free Dvds Near The Corner Of Halsey St And Marcy Ave In Bed Stuy!

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#67 Well…this Is A First. Stoop Romance! We Have Been Assured This Is Free And We’re Not Ruining A Proposal…but Yuno, Maybe Just Triple Check…22 Battery Pl

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#68 Anyone Have This On Their Dating Profile? 196 Park Place

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#69 What Are You Using This For? Lots Of Silly String For Grabs At Woodward And Metropolitan In Bushwick. Close To The Western Beef

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#70 Someone Printed A National Treasure On This Pillow. Bushwick On Jefferson & Wilson

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#71 Literal Photo Dump! There’s Hundreds And Hundreds Of Super Cool Disposable Pics On The Corner Of Broadway And Belvidere In Brooklyn!

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#72 We Don’t Usually Post Beds But… Exception To The Rule. Car Bed On E 36th Between Park & Lex

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#73 Gen-Zs…i Beg Of You…put Down The Spray Foam…130th Between Lenox And 5th In Harlem

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#74 Hinge X Stooping NYC. Look At This Cutie On 98th Between 5th And Madison!

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#75 Well… This Is Most Discouraging Stoop We’ve Ever Posted. W 73rd St And Amsterdam Ave

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#76 A Whole Haul For Your Sunday! 225 Macon St

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#77 Come For The Free Kitchen But Stay For The Cords That You Likely Need And Have Misplaced. Cables, Kid Kitchen, And Books On 3rd Between 7th And 8th In Park Slope

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#78 I Think We Can Safely Say This… Only In NYC!!! A Pink Elephant!!!!!! West 27th Between 5th Ave And 6th Ave

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#79 A Few Years People Have Sent Us This Beauty! 450-458 Clinton Ave Near Gates

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#80 We Think This Would Go Swimmingly In Your Apartment! E 17th St And Dorchester Rd In Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

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#81 Vintage Vanity. Mirror Unattached For Easier Transport. Screws And Mirror Lights In The Drawer. 28th St And Newtown In Astoria

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#82 Six Different People Sent This To Us In A Span Of 15 Minutes ?. 61st Between 2nd And 1st

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#83 Bring The Spring Vibes Inside! 52nd Street Between 11th Ave And Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn Boro Park

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#84 But …the Craftsmanship! Berry & S 2nd

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#85 What A S**tty Breakup. 1234 Pacific

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#86 These Gems Are Buried In The Snow At Prospect & Underhill, Right By The Park

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#87 Has So Obviously Had Lip Fillers. Am I Right? Thames St Between Porter And Knickerbocker Ave

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#88 Shell Shocked (Get It????). 17th Between 7th And 6th

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#89 Omg. This Is Literally Royal S**t! In Front Of 249 13th Street In Park Slope!

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#90 I’m Dizzy But Intrigued. Outside 800 Bergen- A Bit Wet!

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#91 This Is Maybe Our Most Important Stoop! Some Little One Is Very Sad Missing This Lovey! Please Share!

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#92 The Wes Anderson Trend Has Made It To Stooping. Emerald Velvet Room & Board Sofa 159 Willow St Brooklyn Heights. Could Use A Cleaning

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#93 Perfect For Listening To Some Smooth Sunday Tunes™️….throop And Macdonough In Bed-Stuy

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#94 Maybe You Should Consider Moving Here Instead Moving This Stuff In? Corner Of 8th Ave And 2nd St In Park Slope

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#95 Cute And Delicious!! 74th Street Between 3rd And 4th Ave In Bay Ridge

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#96 Cutest Green Fridge On 181 Troutman St

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#97 Damn! 307 E71st

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#98 Cute Burnt Orange Couch On Corner Of Knickerbocker And Handcock, On Handcock South Side

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#99 Haul!!! Putting Out A Ton Of Stuff At 613 Halsey St In Bed Stuy — Antique Pantry Brownstone Pantry Doors, Stools, An Ac, Some Spray Paint, Planters

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#100 While There Isn’t A Lot Of Stooping Today… There Is This. Tag A Williamsburger That Needs This! Union And Metropolitan

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#101 Coat Rack, Designed By A Spider. 1429 Dekalb

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#102 So Weird… I Was Just Thinking About This! (Said No One Ever). Kane Btw Henry And Cheever

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#103 Everyone Knows A Peep-O-Holic. Tag Em! In Front Of Walgreens On 13th Ave Between 71st And 70th

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#104 Because We Can All Agree That The Subway Is Sometimes The Worst…evolve Gtr Bamboo Electric Skateboard With A Small Full-Face Helmet And The Charger Is In The Case Behind The Board. 372 2nd Ave, Park Slope

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#105 Summer Is Right Around The Corner! A Peloton On The Street By 320 Jay Street!

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#106 If I Stooped These Milk Crates, _____ Is What I’d Do With Them. Go. 89 Crosby!

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#107 So We Have A Rule About Not Posting A Mattress. But What If It’s Like 20 Mattresses At Once? Back To The Rule Book. Outside The Even Hotel On Schermerhorn & Nevins

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#108 Totally 21+… Right?

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#109 Only. In. New York. Disco Ball And Life Size Cardboard Llama In Front Of 500 Quincy In Brooklyn

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#110 Can Someone Jam Out For Us? Please? On Clifton Pl Between Classon Ave And Grand Ave

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#111 K, Don’t Freak Out, But Beyonce Is At 23/5th In Brooklyn!

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#112 Guys… Only. In. New York. #stoopingbrooklyn

#113 Everyone Knows A Peep-O-Holic. Tag Em! In Front Of Walgreens On 13th Ave Between 71st And 70th #stoopingbrooklyn

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