Oh sure, New York's homicide rate may be on pace for a record low, but here in The Ridge we're doing all we can to prevent that record from being set. There was another murder in The Ridge on Thursday. That's right -- another murder --!! This time it involved an emotionally deranged man and a knife. What the hell is going on here? I thought this was a quiet community, but we've had a string of unsolved bank robberies, a murder a day, fascinations with sharp stabbing pains -- What the hell --!?
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is killed in a presumed suicide attack at an election rallyPeace on earth, goodwill toward men.
Police said the 29-year-old victim, who was shot in the head, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim, 30, was shot in the upper arm and was listed in stable condition at Kings County Hospital. Both men were not immediately identified.Let's hope that holiday tradition goes away in 2008.
Santa, I know this is sort of last minute and all and you're pretty busy at this moment what with delivering all those gifts but if you have the time, what I would really really like for Christmas, the only thing I want -- besides an official Red Rider carbine action 200 shot range model air rifle -- is Melisa Christian. Santa, if that is impossible -- and I really really hope it isn't -- could I please switch places with you when you visit her house so I can come down her chimney?
The first ever Left in Bay Ridge Poll was a barn burner. Voters came out in record numbers. It was a close race but in the end Jesus TV edged out Too Cluttered 3 to 2. Love It and I Want More got equal votes but not enough to overtake the Lord and Savior's airwaves.
So we moved to The Ridge from Los Angeles, where the driving is legendary -- horrible traffic, people making deals on their cellphones, and a general high level of obliviousness. But driving in The Ridge is a whole new experience. Elvis from May 16, 2007. Yeah it goes in and out of focus but the new melody on the second verse is genius!
he will reserve judgment about his administration's destruction of CIA interrogation tapes until several inquiries are finished.
Sounds pretty clear to me when I say I have -- the first recollection is when Mike Hayden briefed me. That's pretty clear.Yeah, real clear. As clear as--
there's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
are one of the foremost authorities on elder law.So all you Orcs and Dark Elves in Tamriel, when you need elder scroll help, call Connors and Sullivan.
Lynne Spears must be so proud of her daughters. Britney is a catastrophic train wreck and now it's reported that 16-year-old Jamie Lynn is pregnant! That's right, 16-will-get-you-20 Jamie's eggs are officially poached. Sweet mother of redneck living, what is up with that family, y'all? Seriously. The whole family is a southern train wreck. What are they thinking? Are they thinking? Is there anything inside their noggins capable of thinking? You Know You're Trailer Trash If --You see!? You can't think of anyone else.
You let your twelve-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids.
Your junior prom had a daycare.
You can't get married to your sweetheart 'cause there's a dang law against it.
You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
You think Genitalia is an Italian airline.
People from all over the world descend upon NYC during the holidays. But more and more are descending upon The Ridge for Tony Muia's Slice of Brooklyn Christmas Lights Tour. There's a great article about it in the Daily News. 
Yugoslavian foodies in The Ridge may now rejoice. Djerdan has opened on the corner of 79th and 3rd. Djerdan also has locations in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. People really love the place. Djerdan is also popular with the NYC Health Department. Let's hope they do better in The Ridge. Bring on the bureks.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Sirens wailed and a giant bell tolled Wednesday as residents of, Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, along with people in other parts of the nation, marked the 70th anniversary of one of the darkest days in China's history: The Nanjing Massacre.There's been a lot of controversy about the Massacre, from how many were killed to whether it actually happened.
On Dec. 13, 1937, Japanese troops marched into the then national capital, Nanjing, and started a six-week orgy of killing, raping, burning and pillaging, during which at least 300,000 Chinese were slaughtered and 20,000 raped.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese must spread the word that they committed no massacre at Nanjing, a film director told a symposium on Friday, a day after China marked the 70th anniversary of the incident in which it says 300,000 died.There are tragedies everyday. There are tragedies of war. But the worst kind of tragedy is the tragedy that is forgotten.
It's another grey and gloomy day in The Ridge, but instead of going to Melisa Christian to cheer me up, I've decided to go to something that would make me poo my pants.
A sea of zebra and leopard skinned yarmulkes greeted us outside the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel. Inside, the aforementioned Elvis and hot showgirls, performed the ceremony, which included three songs from The King.
Police are conducting a homicide investigation into the death of a Bay Ridge man found stabbed Monday afternoon in the Best Western Gregory Hotel at 8315 Fourth Ave. in Bay Ridge.My parents stayed here over Thanksgiving and it seemed like a lovely place, but then I looked at the fine print:
Police said 26-year-old David Diaz was stabbed in the back with blunt trauma wounds to his head.
Diaz was found around 12:20 p.m. by a maid working for the hotel. Squad cars arrived on the scene shortly thereafter. Police said they are investigating why Diaz, who lived blocks away from the hotel, on Fifth Avenue near 76th Street, had been staying in the hotel. Police had not made any arrests by press time.
Hotel Amenities:
Complimentary continental breakfast
Meeting facilities available
Internet Lounge
Multilingual staff (English, Russian, Italian, French, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish)
Complimentary newspaper
Valet laundry
Secured valet parking available, $11.00 to $20.00 nightly
Catering
Conference services
Fax services
Photocopy services
High-speed Internet access
Interior corridor
Occasional Murder
This winter will be the first time in 14 years that I'll spend an entire winter in a place where it snows and gets cold. So seeing the snow in The Ridge this morning took me back to my childhood when my mom would make me put plastic bread bags on my feet before I put on my boots. 
