About the Author
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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.
Community Boards struggle to prepare for in-person meetings, call for remote options
Kirstyn Brendlen, Ben Verde, and Jessica Parks
Police Blotter
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Teen targeted for phone
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Not-so-sweet surprise
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Food truck hijacked
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Bodega bust-up
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Reality bites
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Security is Paramount
Things to do in Brooklyn
Entertainment
Look out Pickleball! NYC’s first official Disc Golf course comes to Brooklyn-Queens park
Formerly homeless artist inspires Brooklyn youth through therapeutic ‘Heal Through Art’ program
Nathan’s Famous rolls back prices to 1916, offers 5-cent franks for National Hot Dog Day
Pump the brakes! SONIC opens premiere Brooklyn drive-through in East New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden launches ‘Jazz in July’ concert series