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
Things to do in Brooklyn
Today, 11 am
Today, 11:30 am
Today, 7 pm
Tomorrow, 9 am
Entertainment
Green-Wood Cemetery honors William Niblo with sold-out Victorian spectacle
BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn July 11-13
Brooklyn-based artists shine in The Shed’s free summer exhibition, ‘Open Call: Portals’
2025 Guide to NYC Neighborhoods: Brooklyn
Bushwick filmmaker unpacks psychology and suspense in Queer thrillers