NYC + Austin
Post something you are already doing this week. Up to three neighbors ask to join, and you pick who comes.
Browse without an account. Sign up to post or message.
The sequence
One of the examples above, followed through the four states every plan passes through. Nothing here asks for an account until step two.
Read plans and hosts without an account.
Exampleon the board
Loop of Prospect Park, then coffee at the 7th Ave place.
Maya · Saturday, 9:00 AM · Park Slope · 2 of 3 spots open
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Sign up only to message. That opens a private conversation.
Exampleprivate conversation
YouI run the loop most Saturdays and would rather do it with someone. Room for one more?
MayaReading this now. I will let you know before Friday.
A message does not reserve a spot. You can withdraw while you are waiting.
They read your request, then accept or decline.
Examplewhat the host sees
Dana · Windsor Terrace
Moved here in March. Runs early, walks slowly, will absolutely stop for coffee.
I run the loop most Saturdays and would rather do it with someone. Room for one more?
The host decides, not an algorithm. A decline is final for that plan.
Confirmed people see each other. Four at most, counting the host.
Exampleconfirmed group
Saturday, 9:00 AM · Grand Army Plaza entrance
Only the host and the people they confirmed see this list. There is no public attendee list.
What people post
The ordinary things already in your week belong here.
Coffee before work
A game at seven
A loop while it is still cool
Saturday at the table
Pick a kind to see what is on the board
Before you sign up
The terms of using Stoop, and the practical questions people ask before making an account, in one list. Browse plans and hosts without an account. Sign up only when you want to post or message. Messaging starts a private conversation; the host chooses who joins.
Stoop is a neighborhood noticeboard for plans. You post a real plan you are already doing this week, in your own words, and up to three neighbors can ask to join you. It is not an open ended post about making friends.
Coffee, runs and pickup sports, food, arts, books, live music, time outdoors. If you were going to do it anyway, it belongs on Stoop.
New York City and Austin, neighborhood by neighborhood. Every plan is local: posted by someone who lives nearby, happening somewhere you can walk or train to.
The activity, the day, the exact time, the public meeting point, what it costs, how many spots are open, and the host: first name, photo, neighborhood, and their hosting record when they have one.
A private conversation opens between you and the host. They see your first name, photo, neighborhood, your one line about yourself, and what you wrote.
The host. A message does not reserve a spot. They accept or decline each request.
Only the host and the people they confirmed. Pending and declined requests stay private, and there is no public attendee list.
Yes. You can withdraw while you are waiting, and you can leave a confirmed plan before it happens. The spot goes back to the host.
Nothing. Posting plans and joining them is free. Sign up with Google or a verified phone number. If you use a phone number, add an email address as well, so you find out when someone replies.
The host approves each person who joins, groups are capped at four people, plans happen in public places with an exact time, and blocking and reporting are built in. Blocking is instant and mutual, and every report is read.
Two cities, one block at a time
Post what you are already doing this week. See which neighbors turn up.
Example plans on this page are illustrations. Real ones are on Browse.