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People Share What They Found Thrown Away, And The Phrase ‘One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure’ Has Never Been So Real (30 New Pics)
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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!
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#1
Real Wood! Real Nice! 114 E 37th St Manhattan
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#2
Oh You Kind People. Aloe Had Babies And Now They’re For Everyone! Free Aloe Babies On South Portland Ave Near Dekalb!
#3
Needs Some Tlc But Otherwise Absolutely Stunning!!! Stockholm And Myrtle In Bushwick
#4
Bring Those Baby Blues To Me Please! 315 E80th St
#5
The Cutest Red Fridge In The World Is Officially In A Queens. 31-06 30th Ave
#6
Stairs To _______. 240a Nassua Ave
#7
Basically A New Home. 85th St On Columbus Ave
Xenia Harley 3 years ago
I rescued a plant someone left in a park since it was a indoor plant and starting to get chilly. My son has the plant (really tree) at work now!
#8
Pretty Sure This Is The Nicest Human Being In The Whole World 😂 (Or It’s A Brilliant Set Up…). Union Btw Court And Clinton
General Anaesthesia 3 years ago (edited)
If he's really nice he equipped them with AirTags/GPS trackers so the thief can find the bike back if it gets stolen again.
#9
It's Free Because It's Chardonnay
#10
Awesom-O. 135th And Frederick Douglas
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Make sure you check if there's a kid hiding in there first. He's up to no good.
#11
We Just Want To Use This Word… Poufs! Bet Wordle Hasn’t Done That One Yet. 23 Conselyea
Will Cable 3 years ago
As a gay man so want to joke about 2 poufs on the street corner waiting to be picked up by someone ........but I know I would be banned
#12
This Looks Almost Too Fancy To Sit On. East 122nd And Lexington
3 years ago
An auspicious find!—was it "Baroque-n" anywhere? ...wait for it... (broken) (i.e., Decadent "Baroque" style: Architecture, sculpture, music, etc., circa 1600-1750ish). "If ya hafta explain a joke it's obviously humorous to only you", this author tells themself.
#13
Super Cool Old Singer Sewing Machine! On The Corner Of 85th And 4th Ave In Bay Ridge
#14
Amazing Coffee Table On East 90th Near 2nd Avenue
#15
Anyone Starting A Band? Seen At 467 Stratford Road
#16
I Would Have Loved These!
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I love how you can see her in the mirror like she's peeking out at you. :D
#17
Would We Recommend Dumpster Diving For One Chair? Probably Not. But What About Potentially Hundreds? Over Centre Street And Canal
#18
A Beautiful Stooping Success And Home!
#19
Something About The Blue That Makes This Dresser “Fancy”. 😂 62 & 2nd
#20
Rumor Has It That This Is A Very Expensive Guitar. Outside Of The Cubesmart On Bogart And Harrison Place
Jan Rosier 3 years ago
WTF? what idiot throws out a BC Rich? Even without strings, and perhaps needing new pick-ups, this is a treasure. If truely unreparable, then it is an expensive piece of wall-art !
#21
Gorgeous Mirror On 26 East 72nd St
Casey Payne 3 years ago
Make sure that's not a portal to the phantom zone or the fairy realms before you bring that into your home. Anything from ancient gods, Krypton goth bands all the way to Cthulhu might tumble out of that thing. Oh, and check for ghosts. They can be annoying.
#22
All Three Pieces Were So Good That We Had No Idea How To Out Them In Order!! In Front Of 13 East 22nd Street
Laura Lett 3 years ago
Wwwhhhyyyy?! Whaaatt?! You monster!! To abandon such a piece of art! This is insane!!
#23
A Ton Of Old Books Used For Props + Bookends Available At 105 Wooster St!
#24
What Are You Using This For? Lots Of Silly String For Grabs At Woodward And Metropolitan In Bushwick. Close To The Western Beef
#25
From What I’ve Been Told…this Is Very Expensive… In Park Slope. 14th Between 6th And 7th
Molly Whuppie 3 years ago
Its a Happiest Baby SNOO Smart Sleeper, apparently costs around US$1500 new
#26
My Favorite Part About This Is It’s Happening In Times Square 😂. Not All Heroes Wear Capes!
#27
It’s A Need Not A Want. In Front Of 500 Saint Marks In Brooklyn. Between Classon Avenue And Franklin Ave
#28
Your Bedroom Set Is Ready For Pick Up! Gorgeous Dressers 51st & 2nd
#29
Someone Printed A National Treasure On This Pillow. Bushwick On Jefferson & Wilson
Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
WHAT is the story here? Like, did this person put this on a pillow for Sam to find?
#30
100% Pee Bottle. Classon Ave Between Bergen And Dean
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Even more free booze- wait, you know what, this one I'm not touching.
#31
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…!)
#32
New Yorkers May Honestly Think These Came Out Of The Subway Tunnel
#33
Giving Me Jetsons Vibes. On Graham And Ainslie In Brooklyn
#34
Not One. Not Two. Threeeeee. Corner Of Bayard St And Lorimer St In Greenpoint
#36
This Looks Like An Absolute Nap. 320 Cumberland St Fort Greene
#37
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
#38
You Ever A See A Stoop That Just Takes Your Breath Away? Heavy But Stunning Dresser For Free 21 Bond St!!!
#39
She’s Beauty And She’s Grace… On Dekalb Between Marcy And Tompkins
#40
Nice Couch Outside At 108 W 71st! Cross Street Columbus
#41
Who Absolutely Needs This? East 12st Between 3rd And 4th
#42
Royalty! 43rd Street And 34th Ave
#43
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
#44
@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
#45
Vintage Vanity. Mirror Unattached For Easier Transport. Screws And Mirror Lights In The Drawer. 28th St And Newtown In Astoria
#46
Omg. Tons Of These. But Minus Two As You See In Picture Two! 43rd Between 6th And 7th In Front Of Town Hall Theater
#47
Come On. Is This Really Free Or Something We’re Going To Have To Delete??? Across From 41 East 21st St!
#49
Whoever Gets This One Is Gonna Make Us Green With Envy!! Thompson Between Prince And Spring
#50
Ay, Caramba! Give Bart Simpson Coin Banks! Middle Of Woodbine, Between U Irving And Knickerbocker
#51
“It’s Free. No Pay”. Even A Normal Stoop Sign Makes Us 😊. 77 Lafayette Ave
#52
24 Hours A Day Baby. 310 E 22nd Street
#53
Nothing Says New York Quite Like An Industrial Size Bottle Of Lube. Sunday Funday! Troutman Between Bushwick And Myrtle
#54
Oh Baby…. 1058 Broadway Brooklyn!
#56
For All The Gen-Z’s On Here…this Is Vintage. 473 St John’s Pl
ƒιѕн 3 years ago
Its not all there and a cover is missing. But here is the set. cdplayer-6...a05801.jpg 
#57
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
3 years ago
I had that same table set design (mid '90's). The (faux) embedded crustacean fossils were pretty cool (especially intriguing to the geologist "buried within"). Hmnnn...kinda missin' that set now... :,{ (sniff)
#58
Run Don’t Walk Moment!
#59
Put Your Shoes On And Run!! Moving Upstate! Everything Outside Free!!! 1008 Flushing Ave Brooklyn New York! Hurry!
#60
Ummm You’re Coming Home With Me…there’s An Entertainment Console Labeled “Free” On 68th Between Central Park West And Columbus!
#61
Trying To Decide What Type Of Meat This Looks Like! 89th & 2nd
#62
Stooping Squad! Four Big Boxes Of Brand New Capezio Pointe Shoes. Various Sizes! Share With Your Dancer Friends! 1650 Bway
#63
Damn!!! Hancock Between Bedford And Nostrand!
#64
All Aboard!! Seigel And Bogart In Brooklyn One Block From The Morgan L Train Stop
#65
I Think We Can Safely Say This… Only In NYC!!! A Pink Elephant!!!!!! West 27th Between 5th Ave And 6th Ave
#66
Guys… Only. In. New York
#67
Anyone Have This On Their Dating Profile? 196 Park Place
3 years ago
Yep. Had one o'those in mid-90's, too. Worked great for those "just wore for a short-time so won't hang back in closet with fresh laundry, but can drape (over the ol' *just had to have* "NordicTrac" to air-out and wear again before washing" type of garments. I sold that CLOTHES HANGER about four-years later.
#68
We Don’t Usually Post Beds But… Exception To The Rule. Car Bed On E 36th Between Park & Lex
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"I sleep in a bed shaped like a racecar! Do YOU?" "I sleep in a big bed with my wife." "Aw."
#69
Two Great Finds On The Same Street! Roebling And 5th!
#70
Ummmm. This Is A Stooping First. Ultra Sound Machines On Adam Clayton Powell Between 132nd And 133rd In Harlem
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
My underground maternity clinic finally got shut down by the Man. Some BS about not having a license to practise medicine or something like that.
#71
Six Different People Sent This To Us In A Span Of 15 Minutes 😂. 61st Between 2nd And 1st
#73
Hinge X Stooping NYC. Look At This Cutie On 98th Between 5th And Madison!
#74
A Few Years People Have Sent Us This Beauty! 450-458 Clinton Ave Near Gates
My “in my head” Voice 3 years ago
I'd recover it in something that's, well, not that, then I'd have myself a fainting couch!
#75
We Think This Would Go Swimmingly In Your Apartment! E 17th St And Dorchester Rd In Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
#76
Cute Burnt Orange Couch On Corner Of Knickerbocker And Handcock, On Handcock South Side
Nice Beast Ludo 3 years ago
Now that creepy Mr. Knickerbocker song is in my head from The Wiggles DAMMIT
#77
Would’ve Been Worth A Fortune In 2007. Free Dvds Near The Corner Of Halsey St And Marcy Ave In Bed Stuy!
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I still love dvds (in fact I'm watching one right now) especially since internet here is s**t so streaming is frustrating!
#78
Coat Rack, Designed By A Spider. 1429 Dekalb
#79
Shell Shocked (Get It????). 17th Between 7th And 6th
#80
I’m Dizzy But Intrigued. Outside 800 Bergen- A Bit Wet!
Upstaged75 3 years ago
Kind of cool. But I'd never take anything with upholstery that's been used already. My brother once ended up with bed bugs in his apartment from doing that! Anyone remember that episode of Big Bang Theory where Penny took a chair from off the street? LOL!
#81
What. Is. Happening? Corner Of 76th And Columbus
#82
Perfect For Listening To Some Smooth Sunday Tunes™️….throop And Macdonough In Bed-Stuy
#83
Cutest Green Fridge On 181 Troutman St
Nice Beast Ludo 3 years ago
Until you open it up and it looks like Hell regurgitated on the inside
#84
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
#85
All The Sunshine You Need On This Sunday! Corner Of Devoe & Olive Street In Williamsburg Bk
#86
This Is Maybe Our Most Important Stoop! Some Little One Is Very Sad Missing This Lovey! Please Share!
#87
Bring The Spring Vibes Inside! 52nd Street Between 11th Ave And Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn Boro Park
#88
Only. In. New York. Disco Ball And Life Size Cardboard Llama In Front Of 500 Quincy In Brooklyn
#90
Damn! 307 E71st
#91
Literal Photo Dump! There's Hundreds And Hundreds Of Super Cool Disposable Pics On The Corner Of Broadway And Belvidere In Brooklyn!
#92
The Wes Anderson Trend Has Made It To Stooping. Emerald Velvet Room & Board Sofa 159 Willow St Brooklyn Heights. Could Use A Cleaning
#94
Has So Obviously Had Lip Fillers. Am I Right? Thames St Between Porter And Knickerbocker Ave
#95
Omg. This Is Literally Royal S**t! In Front Of 249 13th Street In Park Slope!
Baseball is Life 3 years ago
This poor piece of furniture. I hope someone took it and gave it a little TLC!
#96
So Weird… I Was Just Thinking About This! (Said No One Ever). Kane Btw Henry And Cheever
#97
Everyone Knows A Peep-O-Holic. Tag Em! In Front Of Walgreens On 13th Ave Between 71st And 70th
#98
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
My “in my head” Voice 3 years ago
Maybe he just ran inside for a minute and he's not giving it away. Doesn't matter? Ok. Cool.
#99
Maybe You Should Consider Moving Here Instead Moving This Stuff In? Corner Of 8th Ave And 2nd St In Park Slope
#100
Gen-Zs…i Beg Of You…put Down The Spray Foam…130th Between Lenox And 5th In Harlem
#101
If I Stooped These Milk Crates, _____ Is What I’d Do With Them. Go. 89 Crosby!
#102
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
#104
While There Isn’t A Lot Of Stooping Today… There Is This. Tag A Williamsburger That Needs This! Union And Metropolitan
#105
Summer Is Right Around The Corner! A Peloton On The Street By 320 Jay Street!
#108
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
#110
What A S**tty Breakup. 1234 Pacific
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What do you think ?
Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
Some of these are just so beautiful, but I'd be so worried about bed bugs.
Turnip and a Frog 3 years ago
Is all the furniture bug infested or something? Why would anyone throw such gems away?
Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
Some of these are just so beautiful, but I'd be so worried about bed bugs.
Turnip and a Frog 3 years ago
Is all the furniture bug infested or something? Why would anyone throw such gems away?
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