It’s Like Carnegie Hall That Way

Hipster guy: Have you ever walked all the way to Avenue D?
Hipster girl: Yeah…like once.
Hipster guy: I’ve never been down that far. But I want to.
Hipster girl: You will one day.

–6th between 1st & A

Overheard by: ochimama

Posted on October 2, 2019
Brooklyn, Hipsters, History & Geography, NYC Geography

I Know a Place Where They Fix That, Too

Euro hipster #1: I got the soles of my shoes fixed.
Euro hipster #2: Your what?
Euro hipster #1 #1: You know, the soles of my shoes. The bottoms.
Euro hipster #2: I do not know this word.
Euro hipster #1: You know, S-O-U-L.
Euro hipster #2: Ah, like ass-soul?

–New York Sports Club, Astoria

Overheard by: Lizzy Vegas

Posted on September 28, 2019
Eurotrash, Fashion, Gyms, Hipsters, Queens, Stupidity

…But It Gets Blown a Lot.

Tall, hot hipster brunette: I mean, when I see girls flocking around him when he's DJing I just think “oh, they are DJ whores.”
Little Asian friend: Uh-huh.
Tall, hot hipster brunette: But this girl has never seen him DJ or anything. I don't get it. It's beyond my level of comprehension.
Little Asian friend: It's okay, me too.
Tall, hot hipster brunette: It's like he has a slut whistle and we cannot hear that frequency.

–Brooklyn

Overheard by: muffin

Posted on September 19, 2019
Asians, Brooklyn, Friends, Hipsters, Horny, Music, Nicknames & name calling

On a Scale from 1 to Lol

Hipster girl to friends: Oh my god, how lol are we right now?
Friend: Oh my god, so lol!

–20th & 8th, New School Dorm

Posted on August 3, 2019
Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Friends, Girls, Hipsters, Language Barrier, Laughter, School, Stupidity

Starring Bernie Madoff As the Wicked Witch Of the West…

Hipster to 50-something tourist who is blocking the way: Hey, lady, where you from?
Woman, proudly: Kansas.
Hipster: Well, Dorothy, this is not Kansas. This is Times Square, New York City, now get the fuck out of the way! (crowd cheers)

–Times Square

Overheard by: G-man

Posted on July 31, 2019
Ahhh! Real New Yorkers, Hipsters, Insults, Laughter, Midwesterners, Only in New York, Questions, Times Square, Tourism

Damn You, Emo, with Your Googly Eyes and Red Fur

Hipster chick: God, stop being so emo!
Non-hip guy: I am not emo! [Stops and thinks.] I didn’t even like that movie. Fuckin’ fish.

–St. Mark’s Pl

Posted on June 18, 2019
Gripes, Hipsters, Union Square and East Village

Wednesday One-Liners Call It “Extreme Sharing”

20-something hipster to friend, punching him in the arm: Dude, you stole my Facebook status!

–Central Park

Overheard by: dude, just think up a new one!

Cable man to another, standing in line at Wendy's: Yeah, I was across the street at Popeyes, but it looked like some man was going to rob the place, so I came here instead.

–Flatbush & Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Anna

Crazy lady to pigeon: Get outta here! You ain't gonna get none if you beg. You gotta wait for me to give it to you. (throws bread in other direction) That's why you ain't get none. (a few minutes later, she gets up to leave) Alright. It's been real. Thank for not stealing my potato chips.

–Tribeca Park

Four-year-old boy to mom: Mom, when you take chips from my bag without asking, you're stealing. We talked about this. We talked about this at length.

–Uptown 3 Train

Overheard by: This girl from NY

Posted on June 12, 2019
All Wednesday One-Liners, Birds, Brooklyn, Central Park, Crazies, Crime and Punishment, Facebook, Fears, Food, Friends, Hipsters, Kids, Men, Moms, On the Subway, One-liners, Paranoia, Parents, Parks, Restaurants & Cafes, Street, Thievery, Wall Street, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport, Wednesday One-Liners, Women

And Everyone Sounds Fucking Retarded When They're Overheard.

Hipster boy, texting: So is it “in-” or “impregnate”?
Hipster girl: I'm pretty sure it's “impregnate.”
Hipster boy: Impregnate? Like an imp?
Hipster girl: Everyone hearing you thinks you're fucking retarded.
Hipster boy: Well, at least I'm not an imp.

–PATH Train