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
Things to do in Brooklyn
Entertainment
Barclays Center unveils new fan spaces ahead of Brooklyn Nets season opener
Making a splash: Meet Beau Stanton, the Red Hook resident painting eye-catching murals across the globe
Din Tai Fung to bring 20,000 square-foot eatery to Downtown Brooklyn
Grave tales: Inside Madame Morbid’s spooky, story-packed trolley tour
Things to do this weekend with the kids in NYC













