Kids

Thug in cuffs: Yo, da ba-dunk-a-dunk is constimatutionally protected!
Undercover cop: Yes, but this is child pornography.

–Houston & West

Overheard by: Nick Dempsey

Mom: Zacky! Where your ass at?
Small boy: Nowhere.
Mom: Yeah it is!

–Times Square

Mom: Why don’t you go and help your uncle fix the car?
Young girl: Excuse me… I’m not a screwdriver and I’m not a mechanic.

–Astoria

Little boy: That’s not art!
Mom: Shhh… some people think so.
Little boy: Nope, not art.

–Whitney Museum, 5th floor

Overheard by: didn’t think it was art either

Young boy, singing: I love you! You love me! We’re as happy as two can be!
Mother: I’ll show you how much I fucking love you!

–D train, Fordham Rd

Overheard by: horrified

Girl: But I don’t wanna be a geisha.
Mother: We’ll talk about it when we get home.

–55th between 2nd & 3rd

Overheard by: Chris Evans

Mother, pointing at poster: Now, who has a hat?
Toddler: Keith Richards.
Mother: Yes, Keith Richards has a hat. Good observation!

–7th Ave & 5th St, Park Slope

Woman #1: Oooh! Look! A kid’s store! It’s so cute!
Woman #2: I hate you. I hate you for telling me that.

–5th Ave

Overheard by: Hannah

Little girl: Daddy! Why can’t I try? Why can’t I ride it?
Dad, on mini-bike: Because I’m God, and God says so.

–72nd & 5th

Overheard by: better off agnostic

Little girl: Christmas is next!
Mother: No, first is Halloween, then Thanksgiving, and then Christmas.
Little girl: And then we die!

–Tea Lounge, Park Slope