Teen girl #1: You know, besides Manhattan, Brooklyn is the coolest borough.
Teen girl #2: Obviously. Queens is boring, the Bronx is scary, and Staten Island is a myth.
–Brooklyn Bridge
Teen girl #1: You know, besides Manhattan, Brooklyn is the coolest borough.
Teen girl #2: Obviously. Queens is boring, the Bronx is scary, and Staten Island is a myth.
–Brooklyn Bridge
Cashier: Here’s your receipt. Have a nice day.
Customer: Thanks. Do you know how hard it is to get a taxi around here?
Cashier: Well, you are in Midtown Manhattan, so it’s pretty easy.
Customer: Thanks.
Cashier: Where are you from?
Customer: Staten Island.
Cashier, under breath: Figures…
–J. Crew, Rockefeller Center
Overheard by: Al
High school kid #1: I’ve never been to Staten Island.
High school kid #2: It’s weird — there are random delis in between houses.
–1 train, between 59th & 50th St
Overheard by: JD
Out-of-town poser #1 looking at Condoleezza Rice painting: Look, they painted Satan!
Out-of-town poser #2: Shhh! Someone’ll hear you!
Out-of-town poser #1: Pshaw. I don’t have to be quiet in New York City. Everyone agrees with me.
–MoMA
Tourist lady: So, this is New York…
Chick: No. This is Manhattan.
–R train
Overheard by: miraclemidgit
Male tourist #1, pointing to Empire State Building: What building is that?
Male tourist #2: The Empire State Building.
Male tourist #1, pointing to MetLife Tower: There's Big Ben.
–23rd St & 5th Ave
Overheard by: Slufoot NYC
Teen #1: Where is Flushing-Main Street?
Teen #2: In the Bronx.
Teen #1: What's the Bronx?
Teen #2: It's one of the five boroughs. You know: Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island…and some other one.
Suit: Oh god, I'm out of here.
–LIRR
Overheard by: Ashamed to be from the
Tourist lady: Excuse me, can I get to the New York Public library on this bus?
Man: Yes.
Tourist lady: About how far is it?
Man: It’s a ten minute walk or a twenty minute bus ride.
–42nd & 8th
Woman: Have you ever been to Chelsea piers?
Man: No, I can’t say I have.
Woman: Oh. It’s wonderful. It has a great view of New Jersey.
Man: (sounding disgusted) Oh. (feigning interest) New Jersey, huh?
–Elevator, 25th & 8th
Nine-year-old to friend: Yo, how many white people we got here?
Friend: One, two, too many.
–Fort Greene Park
