Ben Verde, Author at amNewYork

Willets Point redevelopment vision unveiled by Mayor Eric Adams

Op-ed | Willets Point — A Vibrant New Neighborhood in Queens

Posted on November 28, 2022

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Lookout in 2011 murder of Ditmas Park cafe owner Joshua Rubin sentenced to 18 years in prison

Posted on December 7, 2021

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City officials push mask-wearing, vaccinations and new mandates as Omicron variant looms

Posted on November 29, 2021

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Upper East Side

Mayor says Blood Center rezoning ‘the right thing to do’

Posted on November 22, 2021

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New play performed on a terrace in Brooklyn speaks to effects of gentrification

Posted on November 6, 2021

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Greenbrook tenants find powerful ally in Chuck Schumer

Posted on October 18, 2021

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Cops search for pistol-whipping home invaders in The Bronx

Posted on September 29, 2021

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Lower East Side

See it: Man socks senior citizen bottle collector on Lower East Side

Posted on September 29, 2021

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Teenage boy killed in shooting at Brooklyn intersection

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Governors Island to remain open year round: City Hall

Posted on September 28, 2021

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East New York man charged with killing of four-year-old boy

Posted on September 22, 2021

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FDNY adds names of those killed by post-9/11 illness to memorial wall

Posted on September 15, 2021

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Grand Prospect Hall denied landmark status

Posted on September 14, 2021

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Big Mac attack: Plans to redevelop Brooklyn McDonald’s site get pol’s favor, but not community board’s

Posted on September 12, 2021

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Brooklynites rally around fruit vendor in his battle to keep business on corner

Posted on September 12, 2021

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9/11 survivors deal with long-term illness, face new risks amid pandemic

Posted on September 7, 2021

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NYPD plans beefed up presence in Brooklyn ahead of Labor Day weekend

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Reckless driver charged after killing 6-year-old girl in Brooklyn

Posted on August 25, 2021

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Brooklyn’s Grand Prospect Hall has a date with the wrecking ball

Posted on August 20, 2021

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Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit back on after skipping 2020

Posted on August 18, 2021

‘This isn’t the way to cut costs’: Brooklyn pols, union leaders blast MTA cashless payment plans

Posted on August 10, 2021

Comic book mainstay St. Mark’s Comics reopens in Industry City

Posted on August 5, 2021

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New Windsor Terrace joint offers authentic Chicago-style hot dogs

Posted on August 4, 2021

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Two seriously injured in Brooklyn roof collapse: FDNY

Posted on July 30, 2021

New York Mets fans walk with banners along the warning track at Citi Field on Banner Day before a baseball game between the Mets and the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, June 14, 2015.

Mets reviving banner day in virtual format

Posted on July 26, 2021

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No more options: All NYC municipal workers must get COVID-19 vaccine before September, de Blasio says

Posted on July 26, 2021

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What might development look like with Eric Adams as mayor?

Posted on July 13, 2021

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Officer shot with BB gun in Brooklyn: NYPD

Posted on July 12, 2021

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Borough President Adams rejects proposed 18-story Atlantic Avenue rezoning

Posted on July 7, 2021

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Ranked-choice voting calculations released for Brooklyn borough president, City Council races

Posted on July 3, 2021

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Off-duty police officer fires gun during dispute over fireworks in Brooklyn

Posted on July 1, 2021

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City officials say no need for new restrictions yet due to Delta variant

Posted on June 29, 2021

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De Blasio announces construction timeline for Brooklyn Bridge roadbed bike lane

Posted on June 17, 2021

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SEE IT: Family of ducks wanders through Park Slope, stops by bagel shop

Posted on June 14, 2021

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Bus crashes into Brooklyn home, injuring 17 people

Posted on June 7, 2021

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New York State encourages tourism comeback with new ad campaign

Posted on June 2, 2021

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Big-money firm buys up Park Slope property as tenants organize

Posted on June 2, 2021

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‘It feels right’: Cyclones super-fans return to the stands after a 616-day hiatus

Posted on May 19, 2021

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Celebrate Brooklyn! returns with headliner Ari Lennox

Posted on May 18, 2021

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Second vandalism prompts Brooklyn Diocese to call for increased police

Posted on May 17, 2021

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Brooklyn tenants of city’s ‘worst landlord’ demand end to unsafe living conditions

Posted on May 15, 2021

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Brooklyn’s Dough Doughnuts expanding as part of post-pandemic comeback

Posted on May 9, 2021

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Two suspects charged for murder of 1-year-old Davell Gardner in Brooklyn

Posted on May 6, 2021

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Minority-owned businesses face steepest climb to recovery

Posted on May 5, 2021

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Hakeem Jeffries endorses Crystal Hudson in Crown Heights council race

Posted on May 4, 2021

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Gunman shoots woman during daylight shooting in Park Slope

Posted on April 21, 2021

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Yang, Adams feud over placard abuse

Posted on April 15, 2021

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Restored Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park reopens after six-year closure

Posted on April 8, 2021

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More from around NYC

Mayor Eric Adams wants to hear from Bronx residents on how to shape a new seven-mile greenway along the Harlem River. Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

The Week in Rewind | Bronxites to shape new Harlem River Greenway, vendor breaks glass ceilings in Little Italy and NYCHA residents to receive expanded free broadband internet

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Corona teen charged with hate crime in Flushing Meadows Corona Park attack last month: DA

Cars and trucks travel along the BQE.

Pol proposed 25 cent tax on all online deliveries, funds to go towards BQE

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House narrowly passes anti-LGBTQ Parents Bill of Rights Act