Five‑Sentence Joke About New York

A man walks into a New York unemployment office and says, “I’m here for my benefits.” The clerk asks, “What’s the issue?” He replies, “I’m a street mime, but all the construction noise drowns out my invisible box.” The clerk says, “Let me check.” Twenty minutes later she returns: “Good news—you’re approved. Bad news—there’s been an accident; you’re now a performance artist.”