The location, now known as Stoop & the City, combines the spirit of the season with the unique personalities of Hemric and Guttag\u2019s family. It brings to life eye-popping displays featuring dozens of golden bells, life-sized nutcrackers with Home Depot supplies, and entire gingerbread villages.<\/p>\n
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Their limited-time displays change by the week and offer something new to see every time you visit.<\/p>\n
More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, this is just something that I love, like I genuinely love doing it,\u201d said Hemric in an interview with PIX11 News.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that other people find it fun is just like the cherry on top, because I think we would do it anyway, so it\u2019s really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n Since 2022, Hemric\u2019s stoop displays have turned the family\u2019s brownstone home into an Instagram-worthy photo-op location in New York City. Over the years, it\u2019s become a spot for wedding proposals, school trips, and even collaborations with names like Sephora and the Salvation Army.<\/p>\n (Credit: Stoop & the City)<\/p>\n \u201cPeople come from all over the world, which is insane to me. We\u2019ll get letters in our letterbox, being like, \u2018I came from Argentina.\u2019 Somebody left us last week chocolates from France as a thank you,\u201d Hemric recalled.<\/p>\n Particularly memorable for the mother of four was seeing the local school kids have story time on her stoop and hosting visitors from a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ll always message, it\u2019s like, the one thing they look forward to,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n While the stoop has become known for its revolving holiday decorations, Hermic and her family keep the displays running throughout the year \u2013 especially during non-holiday months. Guttag noted that it\u2019s something that keeps them cheerful through the winter after the holidays have ended.<\/p>\n \u201cI always look forward to the March stoop because that always feels like spring is still a couple weeks away, but we kind of try and front-run it, and it really kind of gets us in the right mood,\u201d Guttag told PIX11 News.<\/p>\n Stoop & the City bloomed from Hemric\u2019s desire to beautify the family\u2019s front door after it was covered by scaffolding. It started with a Wisteria branch and has grown bigger ever since. Now, Hemric says they\u2019re getting ready for something new to ring in the new year.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really excited. My husband\u2019s not as excited, but I\u2019ve been planning this since, like, summer. I want to do a New Year\u2019s stoop,\u201d Hemric revealed.<\/p>\n More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI do not know how that is going to actually come to fruition. It will come because I\u2019m stockpiling disco balls, but I\u2019m having to figure it out. But I\u2019m excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n Those wanting to see the beauty of Stoop & the City for themselves can stop by at 241 East 78th St.<\/p>\n Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n![\"(Credit:](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e7d19e918c1c9f4763fc9ce4b471929e.jpeg\"\/)
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