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.
Bus crashes into Prospect Lefferts Gardens home, injuring over a dozen
By Ben Verde and Ben Brachfeld
To mask, or not to mask: Brooklynites react to updated CDC guidelines
By Ben Verde and Caroline Ourso
Things to do in Brooklyn
Tomorrow, 8 pm
Tomorrow, 8 pm
April 6, 6:30 pm
April 6, 7 pm
April 7, 6:30 pm
Entertainment
Black women bookstore owners gather at The Lit Bar to celebrate their inaugural bookstore crawl
Arts Gowanus unveils packed 2026 season, from Venice-themed gala to Pride art show
From happy hours to orchestra concerts, Brooklyn Museum unveils April lineup of community programming
Late-night laughs: Stand-up comedy returns to Williamsburg’s Kellogg’s Diner after yearlong hiatus
Xochitl Gonzalez’s ‘Last Night in Brooklyn’ brings 2000s Fort Greene back to life














