MOVING... Take it ALL!!!!!

Salvation Army ,maybe.

Goodwill...there are other organizations that would appreciate whatever you can give them...The yellow pages would have listings.

Put an add on craigslist with photos of what you have and tell people to just come and take it for free but they have to move it.

You're better off going with a charity rather than having a bunch of random people coming to your apt. Especially because half of them may decide not to take it once they see it. The other half will come unprepared and you'll end up hauling it down to the curb and helping them find a cab that will take it. Def go with formal charity!

City opera thrift shop (212.684.5344) picks up furniture for free. The only issue is if they don't think they can sell it, they won't take it. They usually end up taking about 80% of the stuff I have for pick up. If you have, for example, an old cheap Ikea chair, they probably won't take it. If you have a decent sofa that isn't torn or stained that you just want to get rid of, they probably will take it.

Try Freecycle Network. They were on NPR a while back. It's supposed to be a great network for people to give their unwanted things away. Below is the link for NY.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/New%20York

Goodwill and Salvation Army will only take things that are in good shape, and there are limitations on them taking bedding.

Yeah, Dealing with a Coop board - I need someone to come in and TAKE IT ALL.. or nothing...

NO time for someone to cherry pick and leave the big stuff..

If donation doesn't work, pay your super or porter to take your stuff to the curb on a garbage day when it isn't raining or snowing. I guarantee that 95% of it will be picked up by passersby before the garbage truck arrives. Recycling at its best.

craigslist

You can pay the movers to move it & dispose of it. Yeah, it costs, but it's ez.

They do CURB ALERTs on Craigslist - state what you've just put on the curb & where it is & it should G-O.

housingworks is worth a try

Housing Works is VERY picky about what they will come and pick up, more so than the Salvation Army or Goodwill. But if you have good stuff, they are wonderful to work with.

Housing Works may be a worthy charity but it's staffed by some of the snootiest people out there. I once tried to donate a 2-month old sofa - the guys they sent to pick up refused to take it unless I vacuumed it for them, (it had some cat hair on it - nothing major) and they were unbelievably obnoxious about it too - how dare I give them a couch that they might have to vacuum themselves. Since we were in the middle of moving and the vacuum was already packed, I couldn't do it, so they left a virtually new $1,500 sofa behind. I've had much better results, and felt better about supporting, some small, local charities, usually connected to a hospital.

I'm considering getting rid of a baby grand, bought it new for $16k about 8 years ago, hoped my daughter would play. It's been through a move and could use a bit of work, but nothing major. Anyone have any ideas of who might take such a beast without any attitude?

StF62, I used to love the Sloan Kettering one on the UES. I'm just being lazy here, trying to avoid calling multiple charities and being told they don't want the piano.

Perhaps there is a school or a library that you can donate that piano to? You can also try the FREE section of Craigslist. I've thought about acquiring a piano but the reality is that each time you need to move one it's going to cost you $1000.

drdrd, plus they are massive. many floor plans that are relatively spacious become undoable with a baby grand. was great in a Chelsea loft space, but now it's a pretty piece but very awkward for something we never use. I want to reclaim that corner. One of the dumber purchases I ever made.

Good idea though. If anyone knows of an organization or school that might find a nice baby grand useful, give a shout out.

if you'd like, you could instead e-mail me at aboutreadyse and @gmail.com.

AR, I would love the piano when I buy a place...maybe we can talk when I go to NY in a month...

It's yours if you want it. I'll hold off until you can see it, I am in no hurry. I'll be out of the country from June 22-July 16th, but otherwise I'm around.

start a piano list. i want to be number two behind mimi.

done, jasonkyle is number two. right behind mimi-me.

We had a stupid situation with our 9 foot Steinway before moving overseas: the old CT lady that was selling a lot of our stuff took pics of the piano (serial # et al) thinking it was for sale too, and posted it in ebay. One month later, we received an email from a buyer in California that had bought it at a third of its price, transaction confirmed. We couldn't believe it! After several weeks of explanations we moved it 5000 miles away. My husban'd parents bought him this piano when he was 14, and he has been using it since then. We almost had a heart attack!