NYC Geography

Suit on cell: Why would I lie to you? When have I ever lied to you? Listen, you and I both know there are “no nice little neighborhoods” in Queens!

–11th Street & 4th Avenue

Overheard by: jayKayEss

Tourist lady #1: Excuse me, can you tell us how to get to the corner of Madison and Park?
Man: No such place. See, those streets run–
Tourist lady #2: Oh, he doesn’t know. We just came from there, so let’s just go back the way we came.

–34th & Park

Overheard by: Manhattman

Woman #1: Excuse me, how do I walk to the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge?
Woman #2: Just do it.

–Downtown Brooklyn

Girl #1: We have to turn right on this street.
Girl #2: But it’s a one way…
Girl #1: Dude, we are walking!

–Fort Greene

Overheard by: pratt radio

Girl #1: I wanted to see if it was possible to walk here from campus in 20 minutes.
Girl #2: So is it?
Girl #1: No, it took me 22, and I think my boots are filled with blood.

–26th & 2nd

Drunk girl: I’ve never been above ground before.
Dude: Where are you going?
Drunk girl: 96th and Park.
Dude: We’re in Queens right now. Queens is not where you want to be.

–N train

Overheard by: Brandi Brown

Black guy: Hey, man, can you tell me how to get to all those buildings over there?
Hipster guy: You mean Manhattan?
Black guy: Yeah.
Hipster guy: Um, you can’t walk there from here…unless you can walk on water!

–Williamsburg

Chick #1: I really think this is the way to go.
Chick #2: I told you, I’m not ready. They don’t even know me. I don’t want them to always think of me as “that lesbian girl.” I said no.
Chick #1: I meant Eighth Avenue.

–23rd & 8th

Overheard by: Mchelly

Girl #1: So yeah, it was really cold out there, and he had to keep
building fires cause they had no heat.
Girl #2: What?
Girl #1: Yeah, and also they had to keep this tea kettle on top of the
fireplace so it wouldn’t get dry.
Girl #2: What? Who lives like that?
Girl #1: What? They live in the country.
Girl #2: Yeah, but they had to like, chop wood. Who lives like that? I have heat.
Girl #1: Yeah, that’s ’cause you live on the Upper East Side.

–Columbia University

Conductor: Chambers Street-World Trade Center will be the next and last stop on this train.
Man: Can’t be next and last stop. Either it’s the next stop or the last stop!

–E train

Overheard by: Alan H.