“…yeah, so I slapped his wife for good luck.”

Guy on cell: …so then he just punched me, yeah! Just punched me right in the face. Well I figured I oughta get dressed and leave her room, yeah, he was pissed…No, she’s his only kid.

–Empire State Building

Posted on August 16, 2023
Dads, Favorites, Fighting and ass kicking, Kids, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, On Cell, Parents, People, Places, Punch, Topics, Violence

It’s All Fun and Games Until He Drives the Bus into the River

Bus driver: Next stop: 60th Street, transfer to the four, five, six or the N/R. Sixtieth Street and Bloomingdales, next stop… Hi, everyone — I’d like to take this red light to thank you for joining us on this, the one hundred and fifteenth run of the M103 bus. Now, I know some of you have had bad days at school, work, church, et cetera, but please don’t bring that home to your loved ones. Leave all your stress on the bus, and I’ll toss it into the East River for you when we pass it. [Applause.]Middle-aged woman: Well, that was nice of him!

–M103 bus, 3rd Ave

Posted on April 2, 2018
Advice, Favorites, Headline Contest Winners, On the Bus, Overheard in New York Announcements

I See Your Chick-Fil-A and Raise You a Taco Bell

Toddler: Mommy, this bathroom is dirtyyy! Mommy? What’s the cleanest place in the world?
Mother: I don’t know, that’s a good question.
Toddler: Well, I know that the dirtiest place ever, ever, ever, ever, ever is Chick-Fil-A.

–Restroom, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Overheard by: Not eating at Chick-Fil-A anymore

Posted on May 17, 2015
Cleanliness, Compare/Contrast, Favorites, Junk Food & Fast Food, Kids, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Moms, Parents, Stall Spies, Theater

Well Someone Did, Apparently

Old White man: I have never seen a mother treat a child in such a way.
Latina mother: Dude. You don’t even want to fuck around with a crazy bitch from the Bronx.

–4/5 train

Overheard by: Taryn

Posted on April 3, 2015
Advice, Favorites, Kids, Latinos, Men, Moms, Old People, On the Subway, Parents, People, Places, The Bronx, Topics

Starbucks: Where Six of One is Not a Half-Dozen of the Other

Employee: Ma’am, can I help you?
Woman: I’d like a half dozen of your chocolate chip cookies.
Employee: We only sell them, like, 1, 2, 3…
Woman to friend: Is she serious?
Friend: She’ll take 6.

–Starbucks, Rockefeller Center Concourse

Posted on March 5, 2015
Baristas, Education, Favorites, Food, Junk Food & Fast Food, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, People, Places, Restaurants & Cafes, Shopping, Starbucks, Stupidity, Topics, Venues, Women

Shallow Grave

Girl #1: So I think he died, right there in his place on 96th Street.
Girl #2: How do you know?
Girl #1: We were talking on the phone and then, nothing.
Girl #2: Was it hard for you?
Girl #1: Oh, I don’t care.

–F train

Overheard by: NJM

Posted on January 21, 2015
Death, Favorites, On the Subway

What Happened to You, Alex P. Keaton?

Banker guy: I hope you have bail money.
Bouncer guy: Fuck you.
Manager guy: What’s the problem here?
Banker guy: He shoved me.
Manager guy: I don’t know anything about that, but you didn’t bring ID.
Banker guy: I have my Dartmouth ID and my Goldman Sachs ID.

–outside Brass Monkey, Little West 12th Street

Overheard by: pb dot c

Posted on January 16, 2015
Age/Aging, Assholes, Bars & Clubs, Bouncers, Crime and Punishment, Education, Favorites, Manhattan, People, Places, Students, Suits, The Village, Topics, Venues, Violence

The Unicorns Stood for White Power

Girl #1: …so, my professor started talking about The Diary of Anne Frank.
Girl #2: Oh, Anne Frank! I used to love her! I had the diary, the notebooks and the pencils and everything.
Queer: What?
Girl #1: I think she means Lisa Frank.

–27th & 7th