It’s called stooping, and it’s how people get secondhand furniture from New York City curbs for free. Basically, it goes like this: someone who no longer needs their old mid-century coffee table puts it on the sidewalk in front of their home and anyone who might find it useful can simply pick it up.
Stooping is a longtime tradition but in the summer of 2019, it got a modern twist when a couple from Brooklyn created an Instagram account to help castaways find their new owners. Without overthinking, they called it Stooping NYC and started sharing everything the streets had to offer.
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Loyal Bored Panda readers should remember this online project since we’ve already written about it here, here, and here. However, it just hit a huge milestone: 250K followers. So we thought it’s a nice occasion to pay them another visit.
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#1 “Take Me! I Still Work. Unlike My Freeloading Ex-Boyfriend!!”
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#2 Are You Kidding Me
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#3 Well This A Great Sunday Stoop! Stools Included!
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#4 West Elm Industrial Coffee Table With Storage
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#5 The Look Of A Stooping Success!!!
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#6 Super Cute “Free And Clean” Couch
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#7 Holy Saturday!
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#8 Free Yoga Mats
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#9 We’ve Seen A Single Red High Heel Chair Before… But A Pair??
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#10 Already Packed And Ready To Be Stooped
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#11 Get Lit With These Tiffany Lamps!
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#12 Amazing Six Drawer Credenza
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#13 As The Kids Would Say…GTFOH!
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#14 Oh Baby!
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#15 Gorg Table
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#16 Cuffing Season Comes Early
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#17 Gorg Dresser
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#18 Beetle
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#19 This Is The Smaaaart Decision
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#20 Oh The Snacks I Would Put In These!
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#21 Visual Merchandising At Its Finest!
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#22 Amazing
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#23 O M G!!
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#24 We Were Going To Go To Bed But Barbie’s Playhouse Exploded
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#25 Save It From The Rain!
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#26 A Little Fire To Start Your Morning!
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#27 Holy Marvel!
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#28 Gong Show!!
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#29 Basically The Cutest Little Cooking Machine Ever
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#30 What A Beauty!
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#31 What A Little Slice Of Happiness!
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#32 How Amazing!
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#33 Drafting Table Alert!!
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#34 Do You Have The Longest Apartment In The World? Then This Is For You!
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#35 Of Course There Is A Photo Booth Out. Not Sure If It Works But Worth Finding Out!
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#36 You Can Get A Monitor Off Stooping Quicker Than From Your IT Department
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#37 If Elmo Were A Chair
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#38 Sitting Very Pretty! Perfect Incredible Aqua Corner Sofa
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#39 Super Cute!
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#40 I Don’t Want To Be Rude, But Why Hasn’t Someone Written Us A Stoop Anthem?!
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#41 Bring Friends! In Front Of The Lab On Newel St In Greenpoint
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#42 Plant Parents Unite!! Save This Baby!
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#43 Super Cool Designed Trunk!
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#44 Love This Christmas Couch
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#45 We Got To This!
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#46 Table For 4!
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#47 Mid Century Modern Recliner. Comes With A Beer. You’re Welcome
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#48 This A Classic Table!
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#49 Instant Apartment Upgrade!
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#50 Marvel Gaming Chair!
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#51 This Is The Pink Kitchen Of Your Dreams! Well… At Least Sort Of
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#52 It. Is. Back!!!!
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#53 Have You Been Looking For A Wine Rack Shaped Like A Bull Standing Upright While Holding A Platter? We Delivered
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#54 Well That’s Gorgeous
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#55 Holy Caption Contest!
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#56 NYC Is Officially Insane. It’s Gone
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#57 Omg. Stoop Chair Is Not Only Back But It Multiplied!
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#58 Red Alert!!!!! Beautiful Globe Bar Cart
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#59 Tell Me You’re A Couch In Williamsburg Without Telling Me You’re A Couch In Williamsburg
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#60 When Cocacola Is Life
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#61 When You Need Somewhere To Put Your Jeans But Also Want To Check Out Your Current Fit
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#62 Come. On. Every. Damn. Day
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#63 Have You Always Wanted A Painting Of A Tiny Dog On A Tricycle?! Now Is Your Chance!
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#64 Vintage Fanciness!! It’s A Lamp Extravaganza!
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#65 Give Me A Bar, But Make It Vintage
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#66 Wowzers!
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#67 We Can Confirm That This Is A Lamp. Also, This Will Most Definitely Give Me Nightmares Tonight
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#68 Excuse Me I’m Dead At The Cuteness. Baby Pink Dresser / Night Stand
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#69 Guys!! This Is A Halloween Costume!!! Amazing!
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#70 The Weekend Looks Good
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#71 Can Someone Please Make Sure Its Been Rescued???
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#72 Stooping Saturday!
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#73 Is The Heart Chair The New Ear Mirror?!
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#74 Have You Been Thinking ‘All That’s Missing From My Home Decor Is A Giant, Papier Mache Camel?’
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#75 It’s All About The Details
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#76 This Blue Hand Chair Deserves A Caption Contest!
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#77 And Another One
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#78 What Is This? Lies Only!
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#79 Real Flowers Are So Overrated. Am I Right?
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#80 Excuse Me…are You The Cutest Mirror I’ve Ever Seen?
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#81 Amazing Wednesday Find!!
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#82 Great Multi Tiered Mirror Situation On 60 Thompson!
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#83 Such A Good Stooping Day!!
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#84 Omg
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#85 Stooper Moving To LA
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#86 I Mean… Are You Serious? This Baby Blue Leather Couch Is Amaaaazing!
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#87 Zero Doubt This Was Going To Be An Awesome Stooping Success
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#88 Incredible! Cool Iron Side Tables, Sterling And Flatbush
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#89 What Does This Couch Remind You Of???
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#90 What In The World Is This? (See What I Did There?)
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#91 So So So Good!!!
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#92 Mirror, Mirror On The Wall Vibes!
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#93 My Goodness. Statement Piece!
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#94 How Beautiful Is This?!
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#95 A Salmon Vision
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#96 Caption Contest!
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#97 Let The Saturday Bangers Begin
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#98 And It Just Got Watered
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#99 Free Orchids!!!!
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#100 12 Prince St By Elizabeth! Just Waiting For You!
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#101 Dream Seat!
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#102 Lip Shaped Really Nice Coffee Table
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#103 Massive Warehouse Clean Out Means A Huge Stooping Haul
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#104 Gemmmmm
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#105 Excuse Me While I Pass Away Over This Mirror!
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#106 White Leather Baby!
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#107 If This Vanity Could Talk It Would Say “Don’t Look Me In The Eye”
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#108 Well… I Think It’s Fair To Say This Couch Is Not For Everyone
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#109 Ummm Adorable!
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#110 But The Cheetah Print Though
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#111 Banger Alert!!
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#112 Did Someone Say Banger?!
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#113 This Is So Much More Than A Free Couch… It’s A Hot Pink Free Couch
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#114 And I’m Dead
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#115 Anyone Opening A Bodega?
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#116 Hopefully Not Too Wet!
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#117 Wow!! Haul!
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#118 Verified Stooping Champs!
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#119 I Like The Suggested Bar Shelf
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#120 Fun!
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#121 The Stooper Who Submitted This Informed Us That There Is Also A Bonus Toaster Oven Inside So You Can Both Store Shoes Here And Make Yourself A Bagel. Win/Win
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#122 So So So Perfect
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#123 Another Day, Another Stoop Journey (Not To Mention Excellent Balance)
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#124 And I’m Dead
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#125 Hand Made Or IKEA Made? Who Cares! It’s Great!
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#126 Happy Friday!! Hand Painted IKEA Desk
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#127 Lady In Red!
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#128 The Stoops Are Alive Today!
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#129 Vintage Peloton
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#130 A Tangerine Dream!
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#131 It’s Baaaaack
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#132 Tell Me This Mirror Wouldn’t Make You Super Happy!
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#133 Run Don’t Walk! We All Need This In Our Lives!
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