🌱 Antisemitic Spitter Arrested + Hit-And-Run Injures Bicyclist

Happy Saturday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with 4 headlines to get your weekend underway.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and cold with a high of 28 and a low of 21.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. An arrest has been made in the incident involving antisemitic slurs, and spit being directed toward an 8-year-old boy. 21-year-old Christina Darling was identified by the NYPD and charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime, endangering the welfare of a child, and menacing. No injuries were reported in the incident, and the story has made global headlines within the Jewish community. (NBC New York)
2. A bicyclist was left critically injured in an early morning hit-and-run accident. At approximately 12:10 a.m. on Friday morning, police responded to a 911 call regarding a collision at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 18th Street. Officers found the unidentified male bicyclist lying unconscious and unresponsive in the street, and he was transported to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition. (AMNY)
3. A man was shot in the leg during a robbery in Bensonhurst. The suspect approached the 30-year-old victim and demanded cash from him before shooting him in front of a 79th Street residential building at approximately 8 p.m. The victim was taken to Maimonides Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery. (WABC-TV)
4. New NYC Council Head of Finance Justin Brannan promises Brooklynites "tangible return" on their taxes. (Paywall: Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Today in Brooklyn:

• Chess Workshop at the Brooklyn Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• The Recovery Centers of America presents, “Finding Life in Recovery with Nic Sheff.” (7 p.m.)
• Popped Collar Comedy, free stand-up show in Bushwick. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Another look at the promising plans for the Interborough Expressway. (6Sqft)
• Brooklyn’s Sobre Masa on the art of making tortillas at home. (InsideHook)
• Freezing temperatures to hit New York this weekend, bundle up! (News 12 Bronx)

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