People

Tourist lady: Can I get an all day subway pass?
Token booth guy: Sure, $7.
Tourist lady: How long will that last?

–Times Square station

Overheard by: Jeff McCrum

Midwood girl #1: Hey, where is Maryland anyway?
Midwood girl #2: It’s in D.C. somewhere.
Midwood girl #1: Oh, right.

–Flatbush bagel shop

Overheard by: Ford Madox Hueffer

Girl: Guys, I saw a doppelganger for Justin Case today!
Guy: Yeah me too, his name is Justin Time.

–Virgin, Union Square

Jock #1: Mine is five inches!
Jock #2: Hah! I got you beat! Mine is about four inches.
Jock #3: Yeah? Well, I beat both you dudes. Mine is only two inches!

–W 112th, between Broadway & Amsterdam

Overheard by: Christopher Stone

Girl #1: Oh he’s cute, I really like Arab guys.
Girl #2: He’s Indian.
Girl #1: Whatever, I don’t care.

–112th & Frederick Douglass

Overheard by: leila

Woman #1: You have to thank Brian for these photos for us.
Woman #2: Don’t worry, I’ll just sit on his face.

–Q train

Girl: How old is that guy?
Guy: Who, Bono? 40, 45.
Girl: Oh, and where are they from, England?

–7 train

Overheard by: Jack Kennedy

Guy: …and then we’ll go to Hell’s Kitchen.
Girl: The TV show?

–23rd & 5th

Old lady # 1, crossing the street: Will you help me?
Old lady # 2: Yeah, yeah — I’ll help you.
Old lady # 1: I am very drunk.
Old lady # 2: Yeah, I drank a lot, too.

–78th & York

Overheard by: I hope I’m still getting drunk when I’m that old

Old White man: I have never seen a mother treat a child in such a way.
Latina mother: Dude. You don’t even want to fuck around with a crazy bitch from the Bronx.

–4/5 train

Overheard by: Taryn