Union Square and East Village

Hobo: Hey dude, got a drink?
Guy: No, man. If I gave you a drink I’d be enabling you. You know what that is? I’ll be helping you by not getting you a drink.
Hobo: You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.

–St. Marks & 1st

Overheard by: Jasmine Moy

Drunk girl: Can you tell me where 3rd and 12th is?
Guy: You’re standing on it.
Drunk girl: Do you know where Bar None is?
Guy: Right under that huge Bar None sign.

–3rd Avenue between 12th & 13th

Overheard by: kristcollekt

Black teen boy #1: What the hell is this?
Black teen boy #2: What are you, stupid? This is what they call
misinterpretive dancing.

–Union Square

Black guy: Man, nigga, you’re really dirty. I mean, you’re a slob, nigga. You’re…you’re a fucking Mexican.

–Union Square

Tween girl: Are there two Union Squares?

–Union Square West

Overheard by: jessica castro

Drunk guy: I lost my voice last night; I haven’t lost my voice since high school.
Sober guy: Only little bitches lose their voice.
Drunk guy: True.

–1st Avenue between 3rd & 4th

Ghetto guy: Dat movie was da bomb.
Ghetto hoochie: Yeah guy, 10 thumbs up!

–City Cinemas Village East, 2nd Avenue

Overheard by: Faceman

Guy: We could go to Coyote Ugly.
Girl: Or Cheap Shots!
Guy: Ugh.
Girl: Boo-yah! I bet that’s the only place down here I could yell “boo-yah” and people would yell it with me. With sincerity.

–1st Avenue & 9th Street

Girl: Oh, so he’s a total stoner?
Guy: Yeah, he only does coke when you shove it up his nose.

–14th & 1st

Guy: Yo…you are a walking Katrina.
Girl: What?
Guy: You’re a walking disaster area.
Girl: Whoa…too early…

–13th between A and B

Overheard by: Leah Beirne