Bystanders spotted a military plane and Black Hawk helicopters circling Midtown this afternoon, a move one aviation blogger called "not normal," not that anything is normal anymore. It's apparently "standard military training," but disconcerting nonetheless. more ›

Motivated by the redoubled and horrific assault against rebel-held territory in the Syrian city of Aleppo, New Yorkers plan to gather in protest and solidarity at Russia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Tuesday night. Described as an Emergency Protest and Candlelight Vigil, the gathering will condemn what it describes as "genocidal attacks from the Regime and its allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezzbollah." more ›

In the summer of 1983, Diana Ross made one of the most legendary entrances to the stage in one of the biggest venues ever: Central Park. The show was free, but proceeds from the sale of promotional items (as well as television proceeds) went to the Parks Department for the purpose of building what would become the Diana Ross Playground. more ›

Uber, a company that seems totally comfortable with letting its employees stalk celebrities and ex-girlfriends, would really prefer you not have sex in their cars. Which, of course, is fair, especially for the poor soul who has to listen to you and your coitus partner while he or she drives you around. While hooking up in a regular cab might have gotten you a cameo on Taxicab Confessions, Uber wants to remind you that they'll drop you from their platform if you get nasXXXsty. more ›

This week, for the first time since July, Donald Trump was supposed to hold a press conference. It uh, got called off though: more ›

New York City may be in danger of losing one of its oldest—and greatest—Irish bars. According to Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, longstanding Chelsea pub Peter McManus Cafe is being threatened by Renatus Group, a real estate company hoping to turn its 84-year-old location on 7th Avenue and 19th Street into something likely more profitable and certainly more depressing. more ›

New Yorkers are increasingly turning to e-hail and rideshare apps to supplement their use of mass transit and bicycling. Uber pioneered ridesharing—it's been around since 2008—and it's the 10-ton gorilla of rideshare. It has the most cars on the road of the traditional rideshare apps and currently is offering cut-rate fares on Uber Pool. But Uber also has the highest surge pricing (up to 4x the regular cost of the road) and drivers have frequently protested the company's labor practices. Fortunately, there are a good number of other options out there, so we put together this handy guide. We hope it's useful. (Just remember that all those cab rides can add up to serious sticker-shock at the end of the month.) more ›

A federal judge this afternoon indicated that he is inclined to unseal documents related to FBI Director James Comey's protocol-breaching announcement of a new angle on the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server 11 days before the election. The judge's statements in court came in response to a records-access lawsuit filed in parallel with a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking the search warrant and supporting documents that the FBI and Justice Department used to review the Clinton-related emails of aide Huma Abedin. The emails were found on Anthony Weiner's computer, during a separate investigation into his reported sexual online messages to a teenage girl in North Carolina. more ›