Crazy old woman: I’ll be back soon. Are you married?
Newsstand guy: Uh… No, I have not married.
Crazy old woman: Would you mind marrying me?
Newsstand guy: Uh… I have not married.
–92nd & Broadway
Overheard by: he was pretty attractive
Crazy old woman: I’ll be back soon. Are you married?
Newsstand guy: Uh… No, I have not married.
Crazy old woman: Would you mind marrying me?
Newsstand guy: Uh… I have not married.
–92nd & Broadway
Overheard by: he was pretty attractive
Waiter: Every time I see you, you look younger.
Older man: Oh?
Waiter: Younger, fresher, more rejuvenated…
Older man: I’ll remember you in my will.
–Diner, Broadway & 78th
Old lady: Are you getting off at this stop?
Guy: The train hasn’t stopped yet.
Old lady: I know, but I want to be ready when it does.
Guy: Don’t worry, you’ll be ready.
Old lady: Yeah, but you’re a lot bigger than I am.
Guy: I’m not going to block the door.
Old lady: Yeah, but I’m carrying a lot heavier bags than you are.
Guy: You should get a cart.
Old lady: You should get a donkey!
Guy: A donkey? I’ll consider it.
–N Train approaching Queensboro Bridge
Overheard by: Laughing N Train
Old lady #1: Oooh, I’m so cold on this bus! That’s why I have to wear this sweatshirt.
Old lady #2: Well, I just wanna know when my heatwave’s gonna end. I’m going through the changes.
— B61 bus
Ghetto cashier #1: Hey! Let me read the horoscope!
Ghetto cashier #2, reading The Daily News: The horoscope says it’s going to rain today and be really cold.
Old man: And that it’s a good day to die.
–Grocery store check-out, W 148th & St. Nick
Seated old guy gesturing across the street to young couple kissing: Why do they keep doing that? They do that every morning!
Old guy walking by: Yeah?
Seated old guy: Every morning!
Old guy walking by: Bah, humbug!
–N5 & Bedford, Williamsburg
Old lady #1: Oh, something is vibrating in my purse.
Old lady #2: Oooh, is it something handsome?
–New York Film Festival, Lincoln Center
Overheard by: I wiggle, not vibrate
Old woman: Did you just come from school?
Little girl: No.
Dad: We just came from the zoo.
Old woman: Oh, the zoo! Did you like it? Did you hear about that crocodile hunter? I thought that was just awful. Playing with crocodiles and all, you don’t do that, do you?
Little girl: No.
–Downtown 6 train
Overheard by: katie caroline
Elderly woman: Do you know where the rat killer is?
Younger customer: I am not sure they carry that here. You should speak to a clerk
Elderly woman: A lot of people with pet rats don’t want them anymore.
–PetCo, Kips Bay
Overheard by: Glad I Have Dogs
Guy: I can’t believe he’s gone. He was such a good man.
Girl: I know, I feel so bad for Susan.
Older woman: I know, poor Susan. He was everything to her.
Older man: I know, what a wonderful guy he was. I remember that party we all went to, he had so much fun. [Whispering to older woman] Who are we here to see again?
–Funeral Home, Queens
Overheard by: Glad I’m not Susan
