President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were the stars of a fundraiser for the Clinton Global Initiative in Manhattan last night, and in his speech introducing his wife, Obama gushed with pride. "While I get plenty of good advice from a lot of people during the course of the day, at the end of each day, it is Michelle — her moral voice, her moral center — that cuts through all the noise in Washington and reminds me of why I’m there in the first place," Obama told the audience of dignitaries and celebrities. Then he thanked Bill Clinton for somehow surviving what with Hillary being gone all the time. more ›

If this was the week you were thinking about finally signing up for that Driver's Ed class in midtown, think again. The UN General Assembly will be causing a clogged-up rut all around the center of the city, starting tomorrow and lasting all the way through Thursday. The worst of it will be on 42nd Street and 57th Streets, closed from 5th Avenue all the way over to 1st and 2nd Aves, respectively. Second Avenue between 42nd and 57th will be shut down for traffic that aren't emergency vehicles as well. And if you think taking the FDR will help you avoid the mess, think again. It'll be closed in both directions intermittently from 63rd Street to the South Ferry. more ›

The spectacle of Sarah in the City continues! Alaska governor Sarah Palin spent her second full day in New York meeting more foreign leaders: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashivli, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who said she was "gorgeous" and that he knew "why the whole of America is crazy about you." more ›