Man on cell: If it weren’t for the soap suds I wouldn’t have super-powers.
–Central Park
Overheard by: Marc Dombrowski
Man on cell: If it weren’t for the soap suds I wouldn’t have super-powers.
–Central Park
Overheard by: Marc Dombrowski
Man in Jews for Jesus t-shirt sits while well-dressed young man across from him unbuttons shirt, takes out black marker, and writes ‘Buddhist 4 Mohammed’ on his undershirt, standing and aggressively staring down Jew for Jesus.
Buddhist guy: Give me zee money, Lebowski! I fucks you up! We want zee money, Lebowski! Give us zee money or we fucks you up! [Steps to the left, and in a different German accent] Ya, give us zee money, Lebowski. My girlfriend cut off her toe ’cause she thought we would get zee money. Iss not fair.
Jew for Jesus: [Silent, calm.]Buddhist guy calmly sits back down and buttons his shirt, turning to small Hispanic boy next to him: And that’s where babies come from.
–6 train
Crazy man dressed like a King: Everyone, I just bought the sun! So if you don't mind, I'd like a hundred dollars an hour if you're using my sunlight.
–Sheep Meadow, Central Park
MTA track worker to another: Why does everybody wanna die tonight, Eric? Is there a full moon or something?
–49th St Station
Overheard by: Jon A.
Man talking to himself on imaginary cellphone: There will never be peace until the planet explodes. Then there will be peace. (pause) Yes, I took my medication today.
–R Train
Overheard by: Matt Giella
Guy in line for a play: I don't take my sunglasses off because the sun never sets on a badass
–41st & 7th
Overheard by: clara
Teen thug to another: He said he likes sunsets. Who says he likes sunsets?
–Macon & Marcy, Brooklyn
Overheard by: g
Co-ed: And Galileo's like, "Saturn has rings!" And Kepler's like, "Oh my god, really?" And Galileo's like, "Ya, really!"
–1 Train
Overheard by: Rose Fox
Crazy lady: Fucking bastard liar, what a piece of shit. A piece of shit and a liar! Look at him with that shit-eating grin on his face.
Passerby: Are you talking to me?
Crazy lady: No, I’m talking to myself.
–Tompkins Square Park
Overheard by: maximus prime
Crazy preacher guy: If you think I'm not telling the truth, fine. But on Judgement Day you will pay for all those times you didn't go to church.
Passenger: Hey, it's Easter Sunday…shouldn't you be in church?
Crazy preacher guy: Oh, shit.
–1 Train
Crazy guy: Next person to stand in the way of the closing doors… Now it’s on!
Thugette #1: That’s right, mister! Next one that…
Thugette #2: You don’t even remember what he just said?
–6 train, 77th St
Overheard by: Drewster
Guy leaving registration line: Yo,son, I'm a fucking college student!
–Borough of Manhattan Community College
Girl to friend: If I blow off the first day of class to go to Nobu, am I really meant to be an MD?
–Nobu Restaurant, Tribeca
Crazy guy: School is good! School is very good! You can speak Chinese! You can speak Japanese! (counts to ten in Spanish.) School is good! School is very good!
–C Train
Overheard by: Emily B.
Hipster art student: He keeps giving us too many penis assignments. I don't wanna do another penis assignment.
–Pratt Institute
Blonde: My mom wants me to look at graduation dresses…yeah, let's see if I get there first.
–Austin St, Forest Hills
Conductor: Stand clear of the closing doors. Do not hold the doors.
Crackhead holding doors: Suck my dick. I'm in the mob. I'm mobbed the fuck up.
Conductor: For those who continue to hold the doors, if I see you, police will be called. It's rush hour, people need to get where they're going.
Crackhead holding doors: Shut the fuck up. I went to Cornell, motherfucker. Suck my dick.
–Uptown 2 Train
Overheard by: ED
Hobo #1: Spare some change?
Wall Street woman: No, sorry.
Hobo #2: Nice camel toe!
–William & Beaver
Too tan woman: It’s the first day in a week that no one has called me a psychopath….yet.
–W. 66th between Broadway and Central Park West
Guy: I thought when I got up I was going to lose control. Then it went away.
–54th between 1st & 2nd
Overheard by: Brandy Rowell
Big guy: That girl’s a serial killer. She murders men and then leaves panties on their face.
–47th Street & 5th Avenue
Overheard by: Brian
