Borrowing and renting things in Stuyvesant Town

If you live in Stuyvesant Town or Peter Cooper Village and need something for a weekend, the nearest rental shop probably doesn't carry it. The neighborhood is dense with apartments and thin on places that lend or rent out everyday gear. This guide lists what is actually here, what it is good for, and where the gap is.

The business details below come from our own research in March 2026. Rates and hours change, so confirm with the business before you make the trip.

What you can rent in 10009 and 10010

We looked at the two ZIP codes that cover Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village and found four rental businesses. Between them they cover bikes, costumes, film equipment and storage.

Costumes and props

Abracadabra NYC bills itself as the largest costume rental in the city. It rents costumes, theatrical props, wigs, masks and magic supplies, on 3-day rentals. That is a good fit for a Halloween party, a school play or a themed birthday, since you only need the outfit for a long weekend.

Bikes

CC Cyclery rents custom-built and vintage bicycles under the Continuum Cycles name. If you want to ride the East River path on a Saturday without owning a bike that lives in your apartment, this is the closest option on the list. Ask about rates and how long you can keep one.

Film and video gear

Production Junction rents ARRI Alexa and RED cameras, Cooke lenses, Skypanel and LED lighting, gimbals and grip. It is aimed at productions, so expect to call and describe your shoot. If you are comparing several shops, our guide to camera and video gear rental in Lower Manhattan lists sixteen of them with the rates they publish.

Storage

Local Locker Storage East Village rents lockers and small units by the short term or by the month. It is useful when something has to leave your apartment for a while, such as a winter set of gear or a pile of boxes between moves.

The free option for tools

For tools, the closest free choice is the LES Ecology Center Tool Lending Library. It serves 10002, 10003, 10038 and 10009, so Stuyvesant Town is inside its area. Pickup and drop-off happen on Sundays at the Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket.

Read the catalog before you plan around it. It is stewardship tools for street trees, community gardens and green spaces. It won't help you hang a shelf or assemble furniture, and it is closed to you on any day that isn't Sunday. Our guide to where to borrow or rent tools in the Lower East Side covers more places to look.

Where the gap is

Notice what is missing from the table: a ladder, a drill, a stud finder, a folding table, a hand truck, a steamer, speakers. These are the things people in apartment buildings need once or twice a year, and none of the four businesses above rents them out.

Most people solve this one of three ways. They buy the item and store it. They pay for a delivery rental from somewhere outside the neighborhood. Or they knock on a door and ask. The third option is the cheapest and the fastest when it works, and it works because a building holds thousands of households and a good share of them own the same few tools and gadgets.

How Leen fits

Leen is a peer-to-peer rental app for New York City. Neighbors list what they own, set a price by the hour, day, week or month, and approve each request. You search, pick your dates, see the total with NYC sales tax before you send a request, and chat with the lender once it is sent. Your card is charged only when the lender accepts.

It is not on the App Store yet, and the iPhone app is in testing. The first neighborhood is Stuyvesant Town (10009) and Peter Cooper Village (10010), which is why this guide exists. Communities are part of the design: a building, a block or a group with a shared interest can have its own space, so you can see what the people near you have listed. A group around the Oval, or around your own building, is the kind of thing the app is built for.

If you own something that sits in a closet most of the year, you can rent out your tools and gear in NYC and earn from it. Listing is free. Leen hasn't published its fees yet, and we'll tell the waitlist before any fee applies.

What to do this week

1. Pick the thing you need and check the table above. If it is a costume, a bike, film gear or storage, call the business and ask about rates.
2. If it is a tool, see whether the free library's catalog fits, and plan around Sunday.
3. If it is anything else, join the waitlist so you hear when Leen opens in your neighborhood.

The more people on your side of the East Side who sign up, the more there will be to borrow when it does.