Penn Station

Dude #1: So, like I was saying, there are red ninjas, blue ninjas, green ninjas, and obviously black ninjas.
Dude #2: Who the hell would want to be a green ninja?
Dude #1: Maybe if you were in the jungle.
Dude #2: Genius!

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Derelyn

God Squad lady: Lord, help me. I don’t know which way to turn.
Guy: Turn left.

–Penn Station

Guy: I don’t want to visit my miserable family unless it’s for a funeral.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Incident on 33rd St.

Suit on cell: …and I appreciate that. Now get out of my house before I have you arrested.

–Penn Station

Guy: He’s the biggest fucking asshole I ever met.
Chick: Yeah.
Guy: No, I’m serious. He’s the biggest fucking asshole in existence. The biggest–
Chick: –fucking asshole–
Guy: –I ever seen. Biggest. Biggest fucking–
Chick: –asshole. I got it.
Guy: And I gave that fucker $500 to make payments on his debt, and he doesn’t listen to word I say. And I gave his daughter something–
Chick: Herpes?
Guy: Shut the fuck up. Besides that. I gave his daughter…Hey, you gonna drink that? You throwin’ that away? You don’t throw away beer!
Chick: It’s all backwash.
Guy: Give it to me.
Chick: You’re disgusting.
Guy: Don’t fucking talk to me like that.
Chick: Or you’ll give me herpes?
Guy: Not yet. But just wait.
Chick: Don’t you dare even try to touch me. Let’s go get some smoothies.
Guy: I could use a fucking smoothie.
Chick: You’re paying.
Guy: Shut the fuck up, you fucking bitch.

–Original California Taqueria, Cobble Hill

Woman #1: He stepped on my foot!…He stepped on my foot!…Excuse me, you stepped on my foot.
Guy: Yeah, I know I did. You dropped that bottle on my foot.
Woman #2: It was an accident…
Woman #1: Don’t you see that my bag had a hole in it? It was an accident.
Guy: No, it wasn’t.
Woman #1: Oh yes, I did it deliberately.
Guy: That’s right you did.
Woman #1: Oh I’m so sorry I woke you from your precious sleep
Guy: Yeah, that’s right.

–B train

A suit on his cell accidentally bumps into a drunk girl on the LIRR platform.

Drunk girl: Why don’t you say “excuse me!” What the fuck? Just say “excuse me!”.

He ignores her and continues to talk on his cell. The drunk girl dumps a cup of water on his crotch. He doesn’t flinch.

Drunk girl: Yeah, bitch! Next time say “excuse me”, and maybe your crotch won’t be wet!

He finishes his conversation and gets on the train.

–Penn Station

Mixed guy: Getchoo elbow out my chest, man!
White man: Eh, I’m just holding onto the rail; it’s a packed train.
Mixed guy: Yeah, but why you got to be all up in my chest like that? Got you elbow in my chest!
White man: Well, does it even hurt?
Mixed guy: Yes. Why else would I even mention it? Respect my chest. Faggoty ass motherfucker. I gonna get the police all up in this shit, you motherfucking…respect my chest.
Irish guy: Shut up, yeh prick!

–1 train

Overheard by: Marguerite Carter

Conductor: This is the last stop, New York Penn Station. All passengers must exit the train. Last stop.
Chick #1: Is this our stop?
Chick #2: Did he say Penn Station?
Chick #3: This is so confusing. It’s not like taking a plane, where you know your destination.

–NJ Transit train, Penn Station

AM New York guy: AM New York!
Metro guy: Metro New York!
Guy #3: Free donuts!
AM New York guy: AM New York, Metro New York, free donuts, all at Penn Station, New York!

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Jenny Lichtenwalner

Daily News guy: Hey baby, free Daily News. Hey baby, take my paper and you’ll be satisfied…Yo baby, you take that paper and you keep looking that fine. Shake what God gave ya baby, and read my paper!

–Jamaica

Girl on cell: Tell me what to do before I kill myself.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Shara Bailey

Girl on cell: I’m settling for you only because you are tolerating me.

–Penn Station

Dude #1: What’re you even talking about?
Dude #2: The thing with Cheryl.
Dude #1: What’s wrong with you? That was this morning! Get over it, already!
Dude #2: Uh…what’d you think I was talking about?
Dude #1: The asshole who shoved past us on the escalator.
Dude #2: Oh…I didn’t notice.
Dude #1: See? That kind of thing, that’s what Cheryl was talking about. She has a point, you know.

–Penn Station