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(girl flips off hecklers in a car)
Guy in car: Oh yeah, sweetie? Why don't you stick that up your ass?!
Girl: Maybe if I made it into a fist you'd want to stick it up yours.

–30th Ave, Astoria

Lady, bumping into hobo: So sorry.
Hobo: Do that again! Bump into me again! I'll show you just how homeless I am!

–A Train

Yuppie woman #1: What are those, like, Birkenstocks?
Yuppie woman #2: Yeah.
Yuppie woman #1: Who are you?
Yuppie woman #2: I don't know.
Yuppie woman #1: Are you feeling okay?
Yuppie woman #2: I don't know.

–Fashion District

Suit: Yeah, that new Brown guy is on my team.
Black woman suit: Umm…
Suit: Brown, the school…not skin color.
Black woman suit (turning into fabulous ghetto black women): Ohh, okay. Good thing–there was about to be a whole lotta ugly up in here.

–Times Square

Guy #1: Oh, hey, Dan is back in New York now!
Guy #2: Yeah, actually I was over at his house this past weekend.
Guy #1: Did you get to see the baby?
Guy #2: I did get to see the baby.
Guy #1: Well? How was the baby??
Guy #2: The baby would have been adorable if it was a boy, but…unfortunately…

–20th St & 10th Ave

Overheard by: Bridget

Black guy who just walked in: Excuse me, sir, have you been waiting for the train long?
White guy reading newspaper (with an Obama sticker on his bag): Sorry, I don't have any spare change.
Black guy: What?

–1 Train

7th-grade Asian girl: Well, it's a long journey to finding your soulmate.
7th-grade Asian boy: Yeah, I know.
7th-grade Asian girl: It's okay, we'll try again some other day.

–Q17 Bus

Overheard by: Susie

Five-year-old girl: Mommy! Taking the train is fun! It's like going to the zoo! (points to several rats on the tracks)
Mother: Yes darling, just remember it's not a petting zoo! (frantically pulls her daughter away from the platform).

–Pacific St N Line

NYU chick #1: What kind of dog is that one? (points towards woman with a bundle in her arms)
NYU chick #2: That's a baby.

–59th St

Overheard by: Kate

Nerdy guy: I don't understand what the significance of the number 69 is. Can someone explain it to me?
Girl: You go to NYU and you don't know that?
(nerdy guy shakes his head)
Girl: To put it bluntly, it's two people giving each other head.
Nerdy guy: Wait, but what does that mean?
Girl: Oh my god…I can't tell you that now. You're the most innocent guy here. It would be like killing a unicorn.

–Kimmel Center, NYU