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
- Bath Beach: Villains violently rob man outside a bar
- Brighton Beach: Gunman shoots woman on Neptune Avenue
- Clinton Hill: Knife-wielding knaves hold up delivery driver
- Boerum Hill: Goons brutally rough up straphanger
- Carroll Gardens: Cops cuff suspect for champagne theft
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Entertainment
Brooklyn butcher launches sustainable sausage company
Indoor dining capacity expands to 35 percent next week: Cuomo
New documentary explores legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kitchen workers launch Mexican restaurant out of hibernating Boerum Hill bistro
Feel the love at Myrtle Avenue’s annual ‘Black Artstory Month’ art walk