[RS]

"That's a very highly restricted piece of airspace there and an unidentified aircraft would receive a LOT of attention, as would one that appeared to be off course or not following ATC orders."

CBS out here was just saying that you can fly VFR up the river to the southern tip of Roosevelt Island ... about 90th ... and aircraft in the exclusion zone don't have to contact ATC.

Just said it was a sightseeing plane out of Teeterboro in NJ.

[Issaquahking]

We pulling planes out of the sky yet? just got here...

[Yossarian]

What things looked like a little bit earlier:

An eyewitness reporting that the plane made sudden movement, but it did NOT look intentional.

[jwparkerjr]

I am aware of several vfr corridors through otherwise restricted airspace, like around Tindale and Eglin AFB and Pensacola NAS, and you need to be talking to ATC when you are going to transverse their areas. I am not even remotely familiar with the airspace around NYC and would be quite surprised to learn you could fly anywhere near NYC without being in contact with them.