Hasidic Jew: Excuse me, are you Jewish?
20-something film student: Why, you lookin' to party?
–Washington Square Park
Hasidic Jew: Excuse me, are you Jewish?
20-something film student: Why, you lookin' to party?
–Washington Square Park
Guy: Excuse me miss, do you know what time it is?
Girl: Uh… (checks phone) 10:06.
Guy: Thanks, I don't have a phone yet, I just got out of prison.
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Megan in the Netherlands
Lost tourist, complete with map and camera accessories: Hi, can you tell us which direction Chinatown is in?
New Yorker in a hurry: Fool, are you out of your mind? You're closer to the real China all the way up here!
–104th & Broadway
Overheard by: Yummmmm Dumplings
Girl #1: You're a leaky sink of sentiment.
Girl #2: What the fuck does that mean?
Girl #1: I don't know.
–Central Park
Upstate jock #1: Dude, is there anything to eat in all of Manhattan?
Upstate jock #2: People don't eat anymore. They just do lots of coke.
–Inwood Hill Park
Overheard by: Mojojon
30-something woman: I thought you lived in Jersey.
30-something man: Do I look like I live in Jersey?
–William St & Platt
Overheard by: Brunni
Dude in crowded subway car, to friend he's showing around town: That's why hipsters are all so thin, so they can move easily through trains.
Friend: So, is that, like, a requirement here?
Dude: Yeah, there's a practical reason for it.
–R Train
Overheard by: Morning Glory
Urban man with bubble jacket: How do you say “animal” in Chinese? I think it's “dungkun” or “dungkuk”?
Chinese woman: You mean…husband?
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Tom Fickle
Little boy, pointing at a subway: Mom, what's this?
Mom: A subway.
Little boy: What does it do?
Mom: It gives you a hard landing space if you trip down the steps.
–Wall Street
Mother: What's your favorite vegetable?
Six-year-old daughter: I love grilled asparagus with olive oil.
–Central Park West & 80th St
Overheard by: Not a yuppie
