Postponed by the rain - Join us on Saturday night!
Join us on Dwight street on Saturday, May17th from 5:30-7pm for Stoop Night.
This Friday Eight Streets is resurrecting an old tradition.
In the days before Internet and big screen TVs and all our other distractions, many people used to spend evenings sitting on their front steps. You enjoyed some nice evening weather, and got to say 'hi' to all your neighbors as they came home from work or went out running errands.
Flash forward to the present, and you'll see very few stoop sitters, and we often don't even know the people living in our building never mind those next door to us. We hope to start reversing this trend.
The ESNA social committee is bring the next social event right to your front door!
On Friday, Eight Streets will host a stoop night on Dwight Street.
- If you live on Dwight street, we ask that you turn off the computer and the TV and head outside! Sit on your stoop from 6-7:30 and say Hi to all who walk by!
- If you live on our other streets, head over to Dwight! Walk the street, say hi, and stop and chat with a neighbor you've never met before. Make some new friends, talk about neighborhood issues, and take a break form your hectic week to just sit and mingle for a bit.
To help inspire others, several Dwight residents have agreed to be 'host' stoops. They will be stoop sitting for the entire time from 6-7:30 Just look for the balloons at 7, 26, 30, 31.5, 38 and 52 Dwight. Some hosts will have light refreshments to entice you. If we get a good turnout, we'll continue Stoop Night throughout the summer visiting each of our streets!
Download this flier for more information - or print it out and post in your lobby so everyone in your building can participate. For more information please contact Bernard. Rain date is Saturday, May 17th from 5:30-7.
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