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
- Williamsburg: Two teens cuffed in connection to deadly Brooklyn triple stabbing
- Brooklyn triple stabbing leads to man’s death; two others hospitalized with serious injuries
- Three crooks sought in pair of armed robberies of Rite Aid stores in Queens and Brooklyn
- Mayor Adams, top cop Sewell and MTA boss Lieber commute with subway riders during morning rush event touting drop in crime
- Bedford-Stuyvesant: DA moves to vacate wrongful murder conviction after true killer confessed guilt
- East Flatbush: Brooklyn shooting leaves one man injured
Things to do in Brooklyn
Tomorrow, all day
Tomorrow, 11 am
March 22, 6:30 pm
March 22, 7 pm
April 3, 7:30 pm
Entertainment
After Eight Years, Beloved Greenlight Bookstore Closing Prospect Lefferts Gardens Location
‘All about inclusion and diversity’: BRIC TV launches new season spotlighting borough artists
NYU to open state-of-the-art ‘Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center’ at Industry City
Seven artists selected for year-long residency at BAM
BPL and partners to discuss gender and racial equality in two part seminar