EVENT: White Castle is sponsoring an "over the top" (heh) event today at Port Authority...it's the 30th Annual White Castle Empire State Golden Arm Tournament of Champions. Over 100 ladies and gents will face off to become the arm wrestling champ! The event starts at 12:30 and the finals begin at 3:30pm. More info here. 12:30 and 3:30pm // Port Authority Bus Terminal [North Wing/Main Concourse at 625 8th Ave] // Free MUSIC: The Scotland......

The announcement of yesterday's foiled terror plot still has the world reeling, especially in airports. Lines at Newark Airport spanned the length of terminals as news revealed the plot was to blow up 10 planes bound from England to the U.S., using liquid explosives in carry-on luggage. British authorities have arrested two dozen suspects, and what's more, the Bank of England released the names of 19 suspects, after freezing their bank accounts. While Mayor......

Two days ago, the NYPD briefed hundreds of security types from city businesses to discuss what it knew from the London bombings - which led to local news items about how everyday items like bleach were used. Now Scotland Yard is upset, saying that Commissioner Kelly should not have disclosed any details from the investigation. Mayor Bloomberg defended the NYPD's actions, saying, "We have a responsibility to make this city as safe as we can.......

Hey! Gothamist takes offense to this Reuters statement about David Blaine in London: "The 30-year-old New Yorker is used to drawing admiring crowds for his other feats in the United States, including being buried alive and encased in a block of ice." Not so fast. The reason why we didn't sending some huge, mutant earthworms to bug him while buried on the West Side or sending some flame throwers to the block of ice......