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
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Reality bites
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Security is Paramount
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Hair-assment
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Bicyclist robbed on Manhattan Bridge
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Old Navy employee assaulted
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Clocked for a radio
Things to do in Brooklyn
May 7, 11 am
May 7, 6:30 pm
May 8, 10:30 am
May 25, 11 am
Entertainment
- He’s just seen a face! Paul McCartney seeks out Brooklyn fan 60 years after ‘Beatlemania’ interview
- How sweet it is! Original Domino Sugar factory sign transformed into hanging sculpture
- Get ready to dance! Global Mashup Series brings Haitian dance and Latin music to Flushing Town Hall this Saturday
- Spring fling! Brooklyn Botanic Garden blooms with bustling crowds, colorful tulips
- Trash to trend: Kings Plaza’s ‘Recycle the Runway’ showcases high-fashion sustainability