Reviving Brooklyn's Stoop Culture

A new study seeks to understand what cultivates public interaction on the steps of Brooklyn's famed brownstones.

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December 29, 2006, 7:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Brooklyn's legendary brownstone stoops are little more than speed bumps for the borough's career-addled, stroller-burdened and iPod-addicted residents, a new Parsons School of Design study has found."

"The Parsons study plays on that sepia-toned Brooklyn of nostalgia where neighbors had time to gossip and kids played outdoors."

"The students' discovery that stoop use is declining is a bit ironic, considering a national preservation group recently called Brooklyn's brownstones 'a national treasure' right up there with the Grand Canyon."

FULL STORY: Who you callin’ stoop-id?

Thursday, December 28, 2006 in The Brooklyn Papers

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