Author: Van Tieu (Van Tieu)

Brooklyn’s own Army Pfc. Jermaine Chambers was photographed in the battlefields of Afghanistan as U.S. soldiers fighting against Taliban insurgents. He travels with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade. The photographs were taken by Julie Jacobson of The Associated Press, who gained controversial attention after AP ran...

What kind of coffee goes for $12 a cup? Apparently, one that entices the palate like a nice glass of wine, according The Examiner. Read their report about a rare Ethiopian Nekisse Brew served at Cafe Grumpy, which is described on their website as being “very clean, sweet (and) complex” with “tropical fruit notes of...

A judge in Brooklyn ruled out fMRI evidence in an employer-retaliation case, which delivers another blow to proponents of lie detection by brain scan. The scans didn’t even make it to the hearing that normally is used to determine the admissibility of scientific evidence in New York state court. Read More at Wired.

Just when we thought it was over, the Atlantic Yards project is facing even more blunders. Daniel Goldstein, apparently, wasn’t the last standing man in the Atlantic Yards Protest. The Ahmeds, who live at 481 Dean St. are holding out even longer. Read more at The Brooklyn Eagle.

This week, Leslie Buck, the designer of the famous, “We Are Happy To Serve You” blue Grecian coffee cup, passed away. Many people say the iconic coffee cup, which has come to represent New York City is slowly disappearing. In Buck’s honor, NY1’s Roger Clark went in search of the cup, which indeed was difficult...

Chicago Bulls forward and Brooklyn native, Taj Gibson made the NBA’s all-rookie first team, reports the Chicago Daily Herald. The 6-foot-9 Gibsonaveraged 9.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks, while shooting just below 50 percent. Despite suffering from plantar fasciitis in his left foot, Gibson played in all 82 games, starting 70. “I think I...

We’ve been connecting you with the latest updates on the subway terror scare today. Now, the latest from The New York Times City Room Blog, which answers why police believe the student was plotting suicide rather than terror. The location where he was found is a “triggered antiterrorism alarms because the man was in a...

Republican-Conservative State Sen. Marty Golden now has a third opponents for the 22nd Senate District office, which covers Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Marine Park, and Gerritsen Beach. Senator Golden has run unchallenged by the Democratic Party since after his first election to the 22nd Senate District office in November 2002. In January,...

Two ex-Brooklyn residents, both U.S. citizens, have been charged with trying to aid Al Qaeda terrorists, reports CBS News. Wesam El-Hanfai, 33, and Sabirhan Hasanoff, 34, are charged with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorits organization which carries a maximum 15 years in prison. According to the indictment, “the...

The Wall Street Journal sheds light away from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and onto Brooklyn’s very own Newton Creek. Currently, the spill in the Gulf has spilled about 18 million gallons of oil into the water, surpassing the Exxon Valdez spill. However, Newton Creek has had the worst damage at around...