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
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Entertainment
Red Hook steps up for artists, business owners facing ‘complete destruction’ after warehouse fire
BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn Sept. 19-21
A slice of creativity: Clinton Hill art workshop and auction to benefit Slice out Hunger
‘Lakay’ exhibit marks debut of Brooklyn’s first BIPOC-owned artist co-working studio
Things to do this weekend with the kids in NYC