Treebeard is smiling Comment.

The “Cradle of Civilization” is behaving uncivilized now that its fate is in its own hands. Comment.

PIGEON FORGE – PART 2 Comment.

Lucrezia Borgia I’m not. Good old Lucrezia was born in a little village near Rome on April 18, during the Renaissance period. History as well as a theatrical account (an opera by Gaetano Donizetti) has portrayed her as a Machiavellian, husband−slaying hussy that used a ton of methods to get rid of an unwanted spouse or lover − with poison at the top of the list. She was also quite beautiful, with blond hair, green eyes and a buxom figure −− a regular femme fatal. Comment.

There are plenty of beautiful women across the East River, but Miss Manhattan isn’t one of them. Comment.

To quote Monty Python, the same−sex marriage bill isn’t dead −− it’s resting. Comment.

Here’s another reason to hate rats: their pee could kill your dog. Comment.

The Great Recession is pummeling home prices in Brooklyn, indiscriminately gutting real estate values in almost every neighborhood surveyed, a study released this week revealed. Comment.

More than 3,000 members of the Little People of America (LPA) and their families enjoyed a whirlwind tour of the city last week as Brooklyn hosted the organization’s 52nd national conference. Comment.

This month marked the beginning of Fresh Air summer vacations for hundreds of New York City children, including many Brooklyn residents. Comment.

Chapter 2 NY of Rolling Thunder will hold its Fifth Annual Three Borough Motorcycle Ride to the Vietnam Wall in Manhattan in support disabled American veterans, July 26. Comment.

The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative at 145 Columbia Street, and Recycle−a−Bicycle are teaming up for their annual scavenger hunt on Governors Island, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Comment.

Patrol Borough Brooklyn South top crimebuster – Assistant Chief Joseph Fox (holding plaque) – is now also an honorary member of the Murray H. Lebowitz Post 129, Jewish War Veterans. Comment.