Shapely woman, yelling over shoulder: Stop looking at my butt!
Clerk leaving store: I’m sorry, I can’t help it!
–The Village
Shapely woman, yelling over shoulder: Stop looking at my butt!
Clerk leaving store: I’m sorry, I can’t help it!
–The Village
Hobo: Got any change?
Man: No. [Hobo walks away.] You want some of this bread?
Hobo: Naw! I don’t eat that shit!
–3rd & Bleecker
Overheard by: julian
Small girl: Mama, can we take off our shoes when we get to the park?
Mother: Absolutely not! I don’t trust parks.
–8th St & University Pl
Black girl: Hey, mister, can we pet your dog?
Tough guy with groomed white poodle on leash: Sure.
Black girl to friend: See, that’s what a poodle looks like when a white man owns it.
–10th & Christopher
Woman: See? She is a good dog!
Child: Except when she eats her own poop.
–Carmine & Varick
Overheard by: Marcy
Tourist #1: Why is New York called ‘The Village’?
Tourist #2: Huh? Oh, no. Greenwich Village. It’s a section of New York.
Tourist #1: Why does it need sections?
Tourist #2: ‘Cause it’s huge. It’s like the size of Chicago or something.
–13th & 4th
Overheard by: Couldn’t help but laugh
Teen girl #1: I’m not even giving a fuck. If I was giving a fuck, I’d tell him I give a fuck, but I’m not giving a fuck, so I’m telling you I’m not giving a fuck.
Teen girl #2: Okay, okay, just shut up.
–14th & 6th
Skinny chick: Was there scaffolding on his building?
Fat chick: Yeah, don’t you remember? I climbed it in my Catwoman costume on Halloween.
–Greenwich & 6th
Overheard by: tj
College girl: How many Asians are in there?
Bouncer: I don’t know.
College girl: Like, what’s the percentage?
Bouncer: Seventy? [Girls walk away.]
–Bowery & Prince
30-ish lady: So, Laura isn’t really comfortable with her body, and let me tell you — she shouldn’t be! I mean, I’ve never been small, but she is just sloppy chubby, you know?
30-ish friend: Ouch! But yeah, I see what you mean.
–Bleecker & Lafayette
