Is LaGuardia Airport scarier to land in than JFK? Well, according to pilots it is! Congested airspace and runways extending into the water are on top of the list of what makes it so terrifying, according to SmarterTravel.com. The travel site ranked the Queens airport #8 in the most frightening commercial landing strip in all of the world! more ›

Here are a few more videos (one above and two after the jump) showing the landing of an Osprey aircraft during the Fleet Week military helicopter raid demonstration at Cloves Lake Park on Staten Island yesterday. The Osprey's "downwash" caused what one witness called "two tornadoes"—complete with broken tree branches and flying objects. more ›

The U.S. Department of Transportation limiting flights at LaGuardia Airport to 71 per hour, down from 75 per hour, would help ease plane delays. (FYI, the Wall Street Journal notes, "The number of hourly flights at the New York area's Kennedy and Newark airports is also capped, but at higher levels.") DOT Secretary Mary Peters said LGA is the "worst of the worst" airports since it's dead-last in rankings of large U.S. airports' on-time arrivals, with only 61% of flights arriving on-time. Recently, the U.S. DOT's effort to auction flight slots at LGA, Kennedy and Newark was blocked by federal court; DOT counsel D.J. Gribbin, who noted one carrier at LGA was interested in limiting flights (the airport's four carriers must all agree), said, "Gridlock in D.C. should not result in gridlock over the skies of New York. We can still take the first step toward restoring reliable air service to LaGuardia." more ›

Commuting by canoe gets a little easier today as the Parks Department launches the NYC Water Trail Map & Guide. The Parks website features the first interactive map of the citywide water trail system, with detailed information about 28 locations where you can launch a kayak, canoe or retro submarine. more ›