JetBlue attendant wigs out at JFK, hurling curses at passengers and then fleeing down emergency chute

Right out of a scence from the movie Airplane a crazed JetBlue flight attendant lost his cool as his flight from Pittsburgh landed at JFK Airport today hurling obscenities at passengers over the airliner’s PA system and then deployed the emergency chute to make a dramatic 007 style escape.

Captain James Corrigan’s name included with the FDNY fallen hero’s in the World Trade Center memorial

Captain James Corrigan, who had retired in 1994 after 25 years service, and was working as a fire safety coordinator in the south tower of the trade center on 9/11 was posthumously reinstated to the FDNY in 2002, with full rank and benefits as of Sept. 11, 2001. Today his widow won the right to have his name included with the FDNY fallen hero’s in the World Trade Center memorial.

Remnants of a ship’s hull, from New York’s maritime past found at WTC site

In an amazing turn of events workers excavating the World Trade Center site Tuesday morning, discovered the remnants of a ship’s hull, from New York’s maritime past. Archaeologists believe the ship was buried during the 1700s.

Queen Elizabeth II yesterday lays a wreath at Ground Zero

The queen, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, started her five-hour whirlwind tour of Manhattan at the United Nations, where she addressed the General Assembly for the first time since her first appearance there 53 years ago.

The 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF)

In past years, the Festival has featured headliners; Brand Nubian (2005), Big Daddy Kane (2006), Ghostface Killah (2007), KRS-ONE (2008) and Pharoahe Monch (2009). This year, De La Soul will be the anchor of the amazing six-day-long Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, performing on Saturday, July 10 th alongside a variety of Old School, New School, Funk, Soul, local and International artists on the DUMBO waterfront

Gear Up for the Clothing and Tanning Taxes

Clothing, shoes, and indoor tans are no longer ‘duty-free.’ The New York Assembly passed legislation to temporarily suspend the current tax exemption on clothing and shoe under $110 from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. So, come this October, Manhattanites will be paying an extra 8.875 percent on all clothes and shoes. The new [...]

Former champ Kobayashi busted trying to rush stage at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Hot-dog-devouring legend Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi after the iconic competitive eater was banned from yesterday’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after he tried to rush the stage.The Six-time Nathan’s champ Kobayashi rushed the stage esterday after eating machine Joey “Jaws” Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., won his fourth consecutive Nathan’s title.

Cat woman bandit strikes shoe and beauty stores all over Manhattan and Queens

Looks like Cat Woman is on the prowl again in a serial stickups. the Thief with a penchant for disguises including a cat women mask has sunk her claws into shoe and beauty stores all over Manhattan and Queens.

11 charged in alleged Russian Spy Ring

Did anyone tell these guys the cold war is over? Eight alleged Russian spies have been busted by the feds for allegedly carrying out ,”long-term, ‘deep-cover’ assignments” inside the United States.

Homemade fission reactor made in Brooklyn warehouse

Looking for a technologygy the he believed could actually work to solve all of our energy problems.Fusion energy is seen as the holy grail of green technology, since it produces no nuclear waste or greenhouse gases. While it did raise some concern from those close to his makeshift lab, these reactors are perfectly legal in the U.S. and pose no radioactive threat to anyone, as unlike nuclear fission reactions, they do not require uranium or plutonium fuel