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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 (40 New Pics)
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Combing through junk has become a quintessential New York experience. And when we say junk, we mean midcentury dressers, velvet couches, and tables and chairs of all shapes and sizes that would look absolutely perfect in your apartment. Apparently, the Big Apple is awash with marvelous items sitting on the sidewalks, up for grabs for anyone who finds them way too good to ignore.
Stooping — people discarding the things they no longer need on the curb to be salvaged by any passerby who might need them — is a thriving tradition that the Instagram phenomenon called 'Stooping NYC' proudly documents. Or, as a couple from Brooklyn who created the account previously told us, "it really is an activity that’s built into the culture of being a New Yorker."
As people always on the move cast away goldmines of curbside gems for anyone lucky and quick enough to snatch them off the concrete, the scavenging aficionados regularly share photos and locations of freebies for the taking. "One person’s trash is another person’s treasure", after all. So to celebrate other people’s stooping success, we gathered the newest batch of exciting pieces to share with you all. So continue scrolling to check them all out and be sure to upvote your favorite ones!
Psst! After you’re done, treat yourself to some more 'Stooping NYC' goodness from our previous posts here, here and here.
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Omg. Free Flowers
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A Beautiful Entry Table
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Say It With Me Now… Cuuuuute!
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This Is A Run Don’t Walk Situation
sturmwesen 4 years ago
Guess I am not the only plant-baby horder that has to clear their window sills regulary. I love the trend to swap your plants on the sidewalk.
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The Dream Couch
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Free House Plants Outside Chelsea Garden Center
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We Call This Series “Night Journeys”
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Ummm…so The Disco Ball Was…xl…
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If You’ve Followed Us For Awhile You Know About The Globe Bar.
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Good Morning Sunshine
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We Gasped When We Saw This Couch
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Not Your Typical Storage!
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Tell Me You’re An Upper West Side Cat Without Telling Me You’re An Upper West Side Cat
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Pfff, my chonk of a cat would take one look at this thing and go back to playing in a cardboard box or scratching my couch.
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Real Or Fake? And Does It Really Matter?
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It Is National Hot Dog Day So A Relish Colored Chair Feels Appropriate
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Just Your Daily Velvet Couch
#19
Holy Haul In Queens!
#20
Have A Little Mustard At Your 4th Of July BBQ!
#21
Brand New Rattan Light Fixtures From Bal! Run Don’t Walk
#22
Umm The Mother Lode Of Everything Plant Babies!
Lyone Fein 4 years ago
All these plants look amazing. But I am always worried about getting bug infestations.
#23
Weird That They Had To Specify It’s Not Haunted
#24
Cool Coffee Table
#25
An Epic Hamster Home. 1338 Willoughby Ave Off The Corner Of Wycoff
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An Aesthetically Pleasing Stoop
#27
It’s Water Repellent!
Justin Kantner 4 years ago
This is why i don't like when people put furniture on the street. It may need to survive cold, heat, rain and snow if unlucky. There is no guarantee they will be saved ASAP.
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Mirror Mirror On The Street
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Great Haul
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Don’t Sleep On This Stoop (But You Can Sleep In It)!
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We’re Quilty Of Loving This Table And Chair!
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New Surface For Mirror Selfies Just Dropped
Skipper Laine 4 years ago
Kudos to the photographer for not getting their reflection in the picture.
#33
Well This Looks Nap-Ready!
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Oh Boy. Better Run!
#35
Besides Beautiful, What Is This?
#36
Cutest Bar Cart Ever
#37
The Worst Parallel Parker You Know
#38
Finally A Flower That Won’t Die
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Holy!!!
#41
Beautiful (But Heavy Looking) Desk
#44
Stooping A Stoop Is Something We Never Thought Would Be Possible Yet Here We Are
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Stooping Success!
GlassHalfWay 4 years ago
Easy clean for this nice bedframe. It'd be different if the mattress came with, I would not sleep on a used one.
#47
Tons Of Live Ferns Available Now!
Cold Contagious 4 years ago
Ferns are so beautiful, I'd love to have about 3-4 of them for the porch.
#48
Holy Mcm S**t!!
#49
Moooooving Day
#51
Every Day You All Push The Boundaries Of Stooping
#52
Our Favorite Kind Of Stoop! A Piano One!
#53
These Are Stunning
#54
Don’t Slip On This Steal
#55
Maybe Our First Hammock?
#57
Free Sneakers And Dj Gear
Alex Travous 4 years ago
I bet you his gf threw that stuff on the streets. You don't just give away dj equipment for free. It's expensive
#59
Heavy But Happy!
#60
Okay… So I Don’t Know This Game But Who Doesn’t Dream Of Having An Arcade Game In Their House?!
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68th And 3rd
#62
Great Haul On 257 Water Street
#63
His Absurdly Gorgeous 6 Foot Mirror Is Too Big For The Ig Frame!
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Sad Lil Guy In Need Of Rescue Corner
Jan Rosier 4 years ago
georguous ! Nothing that a moss-stick and some gentle roping can't fix.
#65
Passing Go And Collecting $200 Is A Great Way To Start The Weekend
#66
This Stoop Is The Apple Of Our Cacti
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What’s The Story Here? Size 6 Wedding Dress!
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Never Too Late To Learn To Sew!
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Reason Number 7362837283637 Why We Love NYC
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Groovy Baby
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Haul Alert
#76
A Beautiful Table In A Beautiful Color On Beautiful Tile!
#77
Home Run Of A Stoop. Calling All Man/Woman/Human Caves!
#78
May I Present…the Banger Of The Day
#80
Leonardo Di Caprio
#81
An Amazing Stooping Success And Transformation
#82
Any Drummers Out There Who Need To Complete Their Kit?
#83
We All Know Someone Who Needs A Giant Connect Four Right?
#84
Look At These Two Half Moon Tables!
#85
Real Friends Aren’t Shell-Fish
#89
Audio Rack With Glass Door And A Lot Of Audio Equipment, All Able To Slide Out Individually
#91
Give Some Tips! What Would You Do With These?
#93
Hot Tub Time Machine Eat Your Heart Out… It’s A Fax Time Machine!
#94
Stooper Sad To See It Go
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Not Just Free But Also Working
#97
Didn’t Know We Needed A Petal Side Table Until Now
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On The Corner Of 30th Avenue And 47 Street Queens
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All Fun And Games At Howard And Broadway
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Organization. But Make It Stylish
#102
Now You Can Tell All Your Friends You Own A Boat
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The Only Allowable “Blues” To Have On A Friday
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NYC Just Hit Its Highest Positive Covid Percentage Since January
#106
Who Needs A Pink Couch When You Can Get These Two Incredible Pink Chairs!
#107
Who’s Willing To Trek To Staten Island For This One? Free Ping Pong Table
#108
Our Lives Will Peak When You Guys Start A Band With Only Stooped Instruments
#109
Highlighter Couch!
#110
Dumpster Diving For Bowling Balls Anyone?
#111
Brb Going To Redecorate Our Apartment Around These Pieces
#112
Calling All Parrot Heads
Michelle C 4 years ago (edited)
“Wasting away again in Margaritaville…” I honestly did not notice the text above the parrot before that song came to mind immediately, either!!
#113
Romance Novels And A Lot Of Them
#114
We All Know Someone Who Needs This Lighting Up Their Home
![Holy. [poop]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cgj1GjmuoaK-png__700.jpg "Holy. [poop]")
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BBQ Ready!
Cold Contagious 4 years ago
My son in law has the medium sized lemon shaped Mike's Hard Lemonade table in a black background. It's glass and very nice. He'd love this grill.
#120
There Is A Record Player Inside! Don’t Sleep On It!
#122
You Better Get A Driver To Take You To This Amazing Stoop. There Was Also A Couch There But That Doesn’t Feel Relevan
#123
Guess Who’s Back
Michelle C 4 years ago
That does not look very comfortable to me at all, but I can see why someone might enjoy it!
#124
This Might Not Only Be A Pink Cactus, But The Stooper Pointed Out It Has A Switch
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Pittsburgh rare 4 years ago
Wow. So many amazing pieces (and plants). It saddens me that in Spain no one would EVER leave anything like this on the sidewalk. People sell much worse things online and try to make a profit of really crappy furniture.
Monday 4 years ago
Same here in SA. Got people trying to sell broken electronics on facebook marketplace.
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Yugan Talovich 4 years ago
I guess it was nearly 40 years ago, someone left out a pot of broadleaf palms that looked really sickly, but I thought could live. Since then, I have bought my own place, and the palms and their descendants form a nice hedge. I thank the person who abandoned them, and wish they could see how vigorous the plants are to this day.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
My only concern is “passengers” in upholstery, so I would not bring upholstered objects into my house until they’re thoroughly checked out, and either cleaned or reupholstered. Older furniture can have good solid wood frames, and will last you forever with just one or two reupholsters (for wear or total redecorating) over the years.
Pittsburgh rare 4 years ago
Wow. So many amazing pieces (and plants). It saddens me that in Spain no one would EVER leave anything like this on the sidewalk. People sell much worse things online and try to make a profit of really crappy furniture.
Monday 4 years ago
Same here in SA. Got people trying to sell broken electronics on facebook marketplace.
Load More Replies... Yugan Talovich 4 years ago
I guess it was nearly 40 years ago, someone left out a pot of broadleaf palms that looked really sickly, but I thought could live. Since then, I have bought my own place, and the palms and their descendants form a nice hedge. I thank the person who abandoned them, and wish they could see how vigorous the plants are to this day.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
My only concern is “passengers” in upholstery, so I would not bring upholstered objects into my house until they’re thoroughly checked out, and either cleaned or reupholstered. Older furniture can have good solid wood frames, and will last you forever with just one or two reupholsters (for wear or total redecorating) over the years.
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