Street survey: What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen walking around NYC?

Kathrine J., 22; acting student; Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Our street survey says: “It was last weekend [at the Mermaid Parade]. We were just going to Coney Island for a day off and didn’t know that the parade was there. Suddenly we saw these ‘mermaids’ in all different sizes, all different genders, and we were like, ‘What the?’ [Laughs] We squeezed around the parade and went to the beach.”

Antoine C., 36, maintenance worker, Harlem
Our street survey says: “I once saw a guy wearing nothing but Superman underwear while walking down the street. I guess people are used to it. I’m from Harlem, but I’m not used to stuff like that.”

Sebastian A., 23; law student; Bogotá, Colombia
Our street survey says: “I saw two men playing Frisbee in the park—completely naked.”

Kimberly D., 18, student, South Bronx
Our street survey says: “I saw Spider-Man on the train. He tried to climb upside down on the poles. He had the entire outfit on, minus the shoes. He just had on regular sneakers. I was [thinking], If you’re gonna be Spider-Man, be full-out!”

Samantha B., 31, marketing director, Nolita
Our street survey says: “This man was naked except for underwear. He was walking down the street with shoes and underwear on—combat boots and tighty-whities.”

Gates B., 30; filmmaker; Willamsburg, Brooklyn
Our street survey says: “In a bar, I definitely saw this girl, who was wasted, in a corner fucking herself while people took photos. And then she threw up.”

Maurie D., 19, student, Philadelphia
Our street survey says: “I saw this man with super-long hair and a long beard wearing a vest and those shoes that have the separate toes; he was holding a bunch of handkerchiefs. I think that’s the weirdest thing I’ve seen today. You know when you give people animals? I’d describe him as a lion—like an alpha lion with the crazy beard.”