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
- Bensonhurst: Lowlife threatens to stab woman during robbery
- Fort Greene: Gunmen shoot man outside apartment building
- Downtown: Gun-carrying shoplifter threatens storeowner
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Entertainment
‘All the world’s a stage’: Shakespeare on Stratford to return to Ditmas Park
Classic chophouse Gage & Tollner finally opens in Downtown Brooklyn
New record store brings hard wax to Industry City
Hear all about it: Irondale theater launches first ever radio play adapting Bertolt Brecht
Mermaid Parade planned to be held in-person later this year