About the Author

Ben Verde
A third generation Brooklynite, Ben Verde is living the dream covering Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Crown Heights, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens for his hometown newspaper. Verde’s name first graced the pages of Brooklyn Paper in 2018 as an intern covering the Brooklyn Cyclones.
Police Blotter
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Airpods snatched on street
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Restaurant robbery
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: New Year’s Nightmare
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Loaves and stitches
Things to do in Brooklyn
Tomorrow, all day
Tomorrow, 8 pm
Tomorrow, 8 pm
Entertainment
Open Stages music festival returns to Park Slope’s stoops and sidewalks on May 10
Reworked Runway turns Brooklyn roller rink into sustainable fashion showcase
‘Because, Roots’ brings Brooklyn voices together through storytelling, New York City subway map
BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn April 25-27
‘It’s not a party’: Brighton Beach Pride embraces themes of resistance ahead of May 10 parade