Kids

Sweet little boy: Look, mommy, that boy has a bike just like mine!!
Huge Jamaican mom: Get on the damn elevator and shut up! (pause) And just so you know, this is how hot it's gonna be when we go to the island, so you better get used to it now.

–D Train

Little girl: But Daddy! I thought the store was the other way.
Dad: Well, that’s why you’re not leading this little expedition, now isn’t it?

–Park & 26th

Guy to three cute girls: You’re the best looking gay guys I’ve seen all day!

–Christopher & Bedford

Chick to dude: You could wear a dress if you wanted to.

–Broadway

Abercrombie tot: Wait, you can’t carry a boy dog in a purse. That’s unnatural!

–Penn Station

Tween girl to friends: No, she’s a boy now and she looks gay.

–Staten Island Ferry

Overheard by: R

Cute brunette: Who am I, forcing your lovers into a male-female dichotomy? I am terrible!

–Columbia University

Overheard by: Wild Dog Boy

Little boy: Arnold Schwarzenegger is the president's bodyguard.
Brother: No, he's not! He's the governor of California, dumbass!

–Washington Square Park

UES mom #1: We’re going to Italy in August. You’ve taken your kids there, haven’t you? What are some things the kids would like?
UES mom #2: Well, there’s a lot to do in Rome, but one thing — it’s expensive, but worth it — you should go meet the pope.

–92nd & Madison

Little kid to mom: You smell!
Mom: Yeah, that’s New York in the summer.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Cody

Crazy hobo: Marriage is for having children, and gay people never have children! Marriage is for sex, and gay people never have sex!
Latina: He needs to get fucked up the ass.

–7 Train

Overheard by: Ari

Little boy holding bunch of flowers: Here comes the bride! Here comes the bride!
Nanny: Okay, but we have to pay for those first.
Little boy: Nooo!

–Outside Fairway near 74th & Broadway

Overheard by: Tigertail

Little boy, pointing at polar bear decal: Cat!
Nanny: That's right.
Little boy, point to same decal: Dog!
Nanny: That's right.

–Park Slope

Kid on cell: I am about to kill myself because of you!
Hobo in wheelchair: Do it! Do it! You haven’t got the balls!

–Prince between Mulberry & Mott

Overheard by: Hashashin