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A line of people waiting outside a New York bakery in the early morning

Line holding in New York City

Your place in line, held.

Book a trusted StandIn to wait in an eligible NYC line. Meet them at the front, swap places, and finish the purchase yourself.

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StandIn · New York City

Monday, August 24

What's forming in New York today.

Real lines, checked by a human. Each one says what kind of evidence it stands on and when it was last verified. Latest check: Aug 24, 11:00 AM EDT.

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Worth planning for

Sample saleScheduled upcoming

For Infants & Kids Sample Sale · Garment District

Three days of European kids' labels, plus Boy Meets Girl and Serge Blanco.

Verified Aug 24, 11:00 AM EDTSource: Clothingline (official)Request this line

September 8 – September 10, 2026

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How it works

Hold your place. Keep your plans.

  1. 01

    Request a line

    Tell us the place, the date, and the time your spot needs holding. A human replies with a yes or an honest no.

  2. 02

    A StandIn waits

    A vetted, identity-verified person holds your place and texts you as the line moves.

  3. 03

    Meet and swap

    Walk up near the front, take your place, and finish it yourself.

However the line ends, the finish is yours: you complete the purchase, show your own ID, and walk in yourself. How it works in full

What we cover

Three kinds of lines, to start.

Viral food and bakery lines

The drop that sells out in an hour and the counter with a line by 9 AM. A StandIn holds your place; you walk up, pay, and order for yourself.

About these lines

Sample sales

Officially scheduled sales whose lines start before the doors open. You shop for yourself; wristband and cap rules are the organizer's.

About these lines

Physical Broadway rush

Rush tickets go on sale when the box office opens — typically 10 AM Monday–Saturday, noon Sunday. A StandIn holds the line; you buy your own tickets at the window.

About these lines

Nightlife doors and product drops are request-only — possible case by case, never promised. And some lines are simply not holdable: anything digital, reserved, or tied to your identity stays with you.

The parts worth being plain about.

Only eligible physical lines.

A StandIn can hold a real line on a real sidewalk. Digital lotteries, reservations, transferable appointments, and identity-bound government services are not supported — if the person at the front has to be you from the start, there is nothing to hold.

The finish is always yours.

You complete every purchase, present your own ID, and walk through every door yourself. A StandIn never buys, checks in, or transacts in your name.

The venue's rules are the rules.

Staff directions and house policies always apply, and if a line prohibits holding, we say so instead of taking the booking. We don't claim any venue approves place holding.

A pilot, on purpose.

Coverage today is Greenwich Village, SoHo, NoHo, and the Lower East Side. Outside them, request it and we'll confirm coverage before anyone lines up.

Trust and safety in full
A real line of people waiting on a New York sidewalk outside Blank Street coffee

Tell us the line. We'll tell you the truth.

$25 an hour, $25 minimum, never more than $99 — and you only pay once a StandIn accepts your line.

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Founded in New York for the moments when waiting gets in the way.