A Tree Grows in Wednesday One-Liners

Father to daughter: Girl, whatchu doing? You tryin'a go to cross the bridge? You tryin'a go to Brooklyn? You want some cheesecake? Some crack?

--Centre St & Park Row

Overheard by: Barry P.


NYU social planner: I wanted to get all the freshmen out of the city for a little so I took them to Brooklyn.

--Main Building, NYU


Girl on cell: I'm not going to Brooklyn sober!

--12th & Broadway


Woman on cell: So are you in town this weekend or in Brooklyn?

--39th & 8th

Overheard by: The Lovely Miss Katie


Chick: Do you know the rules for being in Brooklyn?

--Law office, 54th & 5th

Overheard by: The legal intern


Bill Batson: It's like the Native Americans all over again. Brooklynites, we're indigenous. And now Manhattan wants Manifest Destiny.

--Vanderbilt & Dekalb, Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Larissa Kyzer


Little boy: I'm not going to Brooklyn! It's stupid!

--110th & Broadway