For those of you who are tempted by the idea of dumpster diving but worry about sporting a socially unacceptable funk, there is GarbageScout.com. A March New York Times article reads "garbagescout.com alerts junk fans about where treasures might be found on the street, with photos that can be displayed on a cellphone and the time that has elapsed since the item was sighted."

I've posted some Harlem finds since reading about it, beginning with a solid core door complete with all of the original hardware I spotted on 119th and Lenox Ave.

Given the nearly ubiquitous gut renovations taking place in older Harlem buildings, it is not the only architectural item I found. Of course, the one the piece I saw before knowing about Garbage Scout was a full unpainted mantel with a beveled mirror in the over mantel sitting in a rubbish container on 126th between 5th and Madison a year or so ago.

For those seeking a bargain, it's cheaper than Olde Good Things in Chelsea, plus you don't have to worry about supporting the Church of Bible Understanding, "whose ex-members, backed by psychiatric counselors and other experts, claim is really a destructive cult devoted to a man named Stewart Traill."

More stuff I found on Harlem streets after the jump.