Union Square and East Village

Little boy: Daddy, Daddy! Look at the cars! Shoot the cars!
Dad, making finger-gun: Bang, bang, bang, bang!

–12th & 4th

Overheard by: NYU girl

NYU drama queen #1: I mean, we’re smearing pollen all over him… It’s going to be sticky.
NYU drama queen #2: What are we using for that?
NYU drama queen #1: Corn starch. We were going to use Tang, but that would stain everything…

–E 9th & Ave A

Overheard by: Bailey

Lady suit: Do you know what your skirt is doing?
NYU student: Is it blowing up again?
Lady suit: Yes. Everyone can see your entire ass.
NYU student: You love it.
Lady suit, snorting: Not really.

–12th & 3rd

Overheard by: Jenna

Customer: Hey, I think you have a roach over there.
Waiter: Yeah, there are rats, too.

–Ave A

Drunk black girl: I just wanna pull my tits out!
Drunk white girl: Not here. In Africa, fine, but not here.

–14th St, between 1st & 2nd Ave

Overheard by: Someone who’s sure they’ve never been to Africa.

Girl #1: So, is he hot?
Girl #2: Well, kind of. He’s albino.
Girl #1: Does he have the fucking scary eyes?
Girl #2: He’s got the fucking scary eyes.

–14th St

Overheard by: Molly Fitzpatrick

Guy: You know — it’s Dow Jones and NASDAQ.
Girl: Who are they? Those guys that died?

–14th & Park Ave South

Chirpy girl #1: Oh my god! They have peonies! How cute! I love peonies!
Chirpy girl #2: Me, too! Oh, wow, how cute!
French woman #1: Ooh-la-la… La pivoine! Pour le garçon?
French woman #2: Oui, oui.
Chirpy girl #1: Oh my god! It’s an Italian! I love Italians!
Chirpy girl #2: Oh, wow! Me, too! Italians are so cute!

–Farmer’s Market, Union Square

Girl: … So if it’s green we’ll know.
Guy: I once shit green.
Girl: Me, too.

–E 7th St

30-ish woman #1: Did you hear what happened to Peter?
30-ish woman #2: Yeah, and I can’t believe his father did it!
30-ish woman #1: Yeah, that’s much worse than if it was, like, their neighbor!

–15th & Union Square West

Overheard by: Can’t believe he did it either!