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
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Violent carjackers rob man, steal car
- Borough Park: 84th Precinct: Office thief snatches laptops
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Airpods snatched on street
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Burglars steal pricey equipment from construction site
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Restaurant robbery
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: New Year’s Nightmare
Things to do in Brooklyn
Tomorrow, all day
Entertainment
Creative capital: Dumbo to be crowned ‘NYC Design District’ during NYCxDESIGN’s festival finale
T4T celebrates three years of transgender comedy, creating safe spaces at the Bell House
From street eats to streetwear: Complex Family Style Festival makes Brooklyn debut at Industry City
Rooted in resilience: 71st Annual Norwegian Day Parade in Bay Ridge celebrates Nordic tradition
‘Mouth of America’: How this likeness of the Statue of Liberty filled with pills at Brooklyn park aims to expose a hidden health crisis