10 Things To Know About Stuff You Find On The Streets Of NYC

You saw it. You questioned it. Perhaps you picked it up. Hell...I don't know...maybe you even ate it. 10 vital pieces of information you should be aware of as a human being walking these strange streets of NYC.

1. It's ALWAYS a rat fight.

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You hear a noise coming from the sole bush on your street...is that the sound of baby kittens mewing?! This is too good to be true! ....But really....it's way too good to be true. It's a rat fight.It's a rat fight.

2. DON'T TOUCH THOSE BOTTLES!

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You see a cart filled to the brim with cans and bottles. You think to yourself "I should be a good citizen and discard of this heap of recyclables." Or maybe you're thinking, "This is a piece of art and I should bring it to my too-cool-to-be-true-only-kinda-smelly Brooklyn apartment." BEFORE YOU TOUCH THAT MOUNTAIN OF BOTTLES--

Remember: there is DEFINITELY someone sleeping in there, or under there, or near there and they do not want you makin' off with their goods.

3. It's a desk, it's a chair, it's a...WHO CARES? It's free!

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So you're walking to your job or to a public library to pretend you have a job when you spot this TREASURE. It's on the curb, precariously placed. It's beautiful...or it's at least better than the empty apartment you're currently living in. Don't stop to consider your morals. It's up for grabs!

4. Except the mattress. DO NOT TAKE THE STREET MATTRESS!

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You made your bed and now you're going to sleep in it.

BUT PLEASE make a different bed.

5. Don't open the bag.

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You're thinking: Maybe it's a present.

I'm thinking: It's 100% poop.

6. LOOK DAD! IT ALMOST RESEMBLES ELMO!!!!

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You're fighting your way through Times Square when like a fluffy red beacon in the night sky Elmo appears! It's a little dirty and maybe not quite the way you remember him BUT STILL. Before you pose and make your friend take a picture you should check your wallet. Unlike the Sesame Street you remember these city street fluff balls are not afraid to rip of their head and demand money post-pic.

7. Graffiti: Free Art

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Some of the best works of art can be found on the street! Go forth and take pictures...no Sesame Street character will come after you for this.

8. Keep On Walking

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You're walking and looking up at the beauty that is NYC when SCHPLAP. You've stepped in some questionable pile of reddish-brownish-greenish goo. Is it vomit? feces? A dead rotting cat? STOP! MOVE ON! If you over think this it will ruin your day.

9. FAME

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Gotcha! Nope no one is dancing in the street and singing...well at least not usually on pitch. It's not the movie. I mean famous people.

BUT SERIOUSLY. The famous people ARE here and you might not even notice because somehow the ever-busy city dwellers don't fawn over the likes of the most famous comedians, movie stars, and music icons.

10. Home

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On the streets of New York City you'll bump into so many people you'll start to think the nickname "The Big Apple" literally means your living on what is just a little larger than a medium-sized apple.

In this city you will bump into your ex, your cousin, and your best friend from elementary school...You'll be thrust into your past and catapulted into your future.

Enjoy the NY streets for all their worth on your journey to find your home amongst the chaos.