CRAZY PEOPLE TALKING TO THEMSELVES OR HEADSET PHONE USERS?

By Lucy Baker

1:30 PM.  Woman, age undeterminable.  Occupying two seats on the M1 bus going down 5th Ave.  Singing interspersed with mild expletives.

Verdict: Crazy.

12/12/04, 8:55 AM.  Man, 40ish.  Long wool coat, pom-pom hat.  Standing on corner of 52nd St. and Park Ave, screaming.

Verdict: On the phone.

12/21/04, 6:10 PM.  Woman, 35+.  Long stringy hair, glasses, construction boots.  Seated on bench outside of Chelsea Coffee Co. on 9th Ave. muttering quietly.

Verdict: On the phone.

1/5/05, 7:45 AM.  Man, late 40s.  Wearing Carhartt jacket, carrying a large Duane Read shopping bag.  Standing on 21st St. talking animatedly in direction of Christmas tree abandoned on curb.

Verdict:  Crazy.

1/12/05, 2:00 PM.  Man, late 20’s.  Dressed in full Knicks regalia.  Standing in Rockefeller Center, repeating the phrase “That’s the way it’s gonna be.”

Verdict: On the phone.

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