December 6, 2011 is a day that Alec Baldwin will never forget. After being kicked off an American Airlines flight from LAX to JFK—and delaying things for the other travelers—Baldwin deactivated his Twitter account and allowed gleeful tabloids and American Airlines to explain that he basically had a tantrum over being asked to stop using his phone. But don't worry: Baldwin has used his soapbox at the Huffington Post to give his side of the story. more ›

[UPDATE with a statement from Bloomberg's spokesman below.] Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly have yet to comment on an offensive Facebook group that complained, in highly derogatory terms, about being assigned to police the West Indian-American Day parade. But other officials have been quick to express outrage, including but not limited to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Council Member Jumaane Williams. You can read their condemnation of the group below—right after you take the full tour of the ugly comments, which were sent to us by attorney Benjamin Moore. We should note that not all of the comments below were made by NYPD officers, and so far no NYPD officer has admitted to making one of the comments: more ›

Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar, the 74-year-old Egyptian banker accused of groping a maid at the Pierre Hotel, posted $25,000 bail yesterday. But as Omar was wrapping up his week at Riker's the Manhattan DA's office still had yet to indict him, instead choosing to further investigate the situation. more ›

Last night, police questioned the former chairman of one of Egypt's biggest banks for hours because a maid at the Pierre Hotel accused him of sexually abusing her. According to WCBS 2, Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar is now "awaiting arraignment Tuesday on charges of sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment, forcible touching and harassment." The alleged attack comes two weeks after IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a maid at the Sofitel in Times Square. more ›

We can't stand it when people eat their takeout on the subway, but this takes it to another level: This extremely NSFW video appears to depict a man pleasuring a woman on an uptown 5 train—here's a link to the video (NSFW!!). Our tipster tells us the footage was taken at 11 p.m. on Tuesday—and, yes, you can see other people taking photos or video footage. We can just imagine what Subway Douchery would say about all this. more ›

Today, Hoboken is celebrating St. Patrick's Day early as usual with a parade and other festivities. But after previous years' antics —sex, public urination, pooping in apartment buildings' common areas— giving town officials and residents a headaches, Hoboken police are vowing "zero tolerance" for troublemakers, who will also be flirting with $2,000 fines for disorderly conduct (open containers of alcohol included!). more ›

Just one day after a man attempted to explode an airplane before landing, Ivana Trump blew up at passengers before take-off, launching obscenities at children aboard the flight to New York and police officers. Her outburst caused a two hour delay for other passengers headed from Palm Beach International Airport to LaGuardia. more ›

Yesterday, as many respectfully cheered on the marathon participants, a skateboarder ran directly into a wheelchair racer in Park Slope. Was it intentional? Witnesses say it was. From this Flickr thread:He came riding in from the side and didn't even try to stop himself. As soon as he stood up, he was smirking and after the NYPD yelled at him, when he retrieved his skateboard and walked up the block towards where I was standing,... more ›