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Great idea, but (as indicated in the article) there are no stoops pictured. A stoop is a series of steps that go to a second level, which makes for way better hang dynamics. Living on a block with stoops is superior to one without because people are far more likely to hang around outside when they can get some height and survey the whole block. https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/brooklyn-stoop-sit...
How do ppl do this if they have a 9-5?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMJaMy-0ChA
You can also wave to your neighbours passing by in their cars.
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> they would comment on who slept over > landlady said she nearly let herself into my home to make sure I hadn't died because no one had seen me in a few days. You sound way less bothered by that than I would be. I'm annoyed just reading it.
I’ve lived in scenarios where people saying either of these things would be a huge violation, and I’ve lived in scenarios where people saying either of these things would be natural. Living in the latter scenario is a far better place, and nothing like, the former scenario.
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It’s Mission Dolores
A lot of the people participating probably had some cliche in mind like Burning Man or Bay to Breakers that takes away from the authenticity of it. They could have started having a group meeting up at Dolores Park. It would have just been one of many. These are nice though.
I'm the co-author of Supernuclear and editor of this post. We've been writing the blog for almost five years now, you never know what will go viral! I've spent my adult life living in Istanbul, New York, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. In Istanbul it sometimes felt like my neighbors knew too much about me - they would comment on who slept over (I had a lot of friends visit!) and once when I went out of town…
Greetings from Istanbul. Unfortunately what you describe in your blog post sounds impossible to me in (at least many districts of) Istanbul. The only place to "socialize" in a neighborhood is to sit at coffee shops.
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Suburbs often have physical constraints with the way houses are laid out making this "stoop coffee" approach more difficult, if anything. Houses laid out in a way that you're more likely to drink your coffee on your back patio surrounded by a fence or hedges to avoid being seen. And even if you are sitting in front of your house, neighbors are more likely to be driving by instead of walking so not very likely to stop…
This is the entire thesis of Jane Jacobs’ work: urban living works because of friction-by-design. Inadvertent interactions between people you see every day build a sense of community over time — the “sidewalk ballet”. I always wondered what she would have thought about her ideas in the context of COVID.
I'm the co-author of Supernuclear and editor of this post. We've been writing the blog for almost five years now, you never know what will go viral! I've spent my adult life living in Istanbul, New York, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. In Istanbul it sometimes felt like my neighbors knew too much about me - they would comment on who slept over (I had a lot of friends visit!) and once when I went out of town…
> they would comment on who slept over > landlady said she nearly let herself into my home to make sure I hadn't died because no one had seen me in a few days. You sound way less bothered by that than I would be. I'm annoyed just reading it.
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But there is usually a code with some app and all of the social aspects have been removed. It’s not much different than being a higher scale realtor key box.
Well, if a guest gives off a dangerous vibe, the clerk can make judgement call.