Hobo: You want to know why America is the land of free? Go to jail; free food, free bed.
–53rd & Madison
Overheard by: Ramblin Bradley Scott
Guy on cell: I’m just so sick of hearing about Gaza. So many people getting shot…it just sounds like LA.
–86th & CPW
Girl: “AKA” means “otherwise known as.” This is America!
–23 Street C station
Hipster guy on cell: How’s Delaware?…Aw, I’m sorry…Your grandma what?…Ew!
–Columbia University
Overheard by: Shawn Chesterfield
Hobo: I wish all of America was in Jordan.
–Stuyvesant Park
Woman: …It’s not the money I’m worried about, it’s just that
Hoboken taxi drivers are shitheads.
–Office, 50th & 6th
Woman on cell: …and I mean, where the fuck am I supposed to find a hooker? This isn’t Las Vegas!
–54th & 6th
Overheard by: Eface
Tourist man: One way ticket to Hewston please.
–50th Street 1 station
Turbaned white guy: Well, obviously I’m American, but my preferred religion is Punjabi.
–Union Square
Overheard by: misha
Suit: Hawaii is so boring! There’s nothing to do but stay calm.
–52nd & Lexington
Girl: Have you been to the rest of the country? The rest of the country is not New York. They obviously don’t know anything about fashion.
–Shea Stadium