Street vendor: Watches — five dollars.
Guy: Five dollars? What’s the catch?
Street vendor becomes nervous and looks around.
Street vendor: They’ll never catch me!
— Fulton St
Overheard by: elephant
Street vendor: Watches — five dollars.
Guy: Five dollars? What’s the catch?
Street vendor becomes nervous and looks around.
Street vendor: They’ll never catch me!
— Fulton St
Overheard by: elephant
Older guy: Are you a millionaire?
Younger lady: No, my parents are in the Polish mafia.
–Leonard between Meserole & Norman, Greenpoint
Overheard by: Greg
Vendor: I hate customers like you, with your big bills for a 95-cent drink.
Ghetto thug: I could always shoot your old ass, and have the soda for free if that makes making change any easier.
–207th & Broadway
Female lawyer: So what nationality are you?
Male lawyer: Scandinavian.
Female lawyer: Cool…. Where is Scandinavia?
Male lawyer shakes head and walks away.
–1st precinct
Overheard by: crackerjack
Guy: I mean, why spend my money to put up bail when she’s just going to wind up doing time anyway?
–B train
Overheard by: Dianora
Chick on cell: The thing is, he doesn’t freeze meat. Yeah, it’s an issue.
–22nd & 8th
Overheard by: Sebastian White
Guy #1: I told you we shoulda gone to Manattan.
Guy #2: No way. I don’t see movies in Manhattan.
Guy #1: Why the hell not?
Guy #2: They shoot people there. It’s all silent than someone shouts something and then everyone is shooting. It’s scary.
–In line at Stadium 12, Court Street, Brooklyn
Gangsta #1: Tyrone — he all smart and shit now that he got himself an education!
Gansta #2: How he did that? He go to college?
Gansta #1: Nah, he’s too poor to go to college! Nigga went and got himself locked up so he could get his GED!
–Queens-bound N train
Overheard by: chingbaby
Man: And if he’s coming at me with his motherfucking knife, he’s going out the window.
Woman: You ain’t supposed to know about the knife.
Man: I don’t give a shit.
–Washington Square Park
Overheard by: Daniel
Guy #1: Have I ever told you that I got a ticket for public urination?
Guy #2: No way, that’s awesome!
–3rd Ave & 19th St
Conductor: Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be moving shortly. There is a police investigation taking place on this train. Have a nice day.
–F train
Overheard by: scittle