🌱 Brownsville Pedestrian Hit + Brooklyn Doctor Travels To Ukraine

Happy Wednesday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three stories to start off your day.

First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning with a high of 51 and a low of 48.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. A pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit at a Brownsville intersection on Tuesday morning. They were struck near Rutland Road and East 95th Street at around 10:22 a.m. and were rushed to Maimonides Medical Center. The FDNY was unable to clarify the person's condition following the accident. (Patch)
2. A Brooklyn doctor left on a humanitarian mission to Ukraine on Monday night. Dr. Conrad Fischer will join a 10-person team that will provide medical equipment and training at a vulnerable location on the country’s border. "We need to neutralize hatred from the oppressor with humanitarian love," said Fischer prior to his departure. (Brooklyn Paper)
3. An elderly man with dementia has gone missing from his East New York home and was last seen on April 3. Keith Gilkes, 77, could possibly be driving a black 2017 Honda Ridgeline pick-up truck, which was last seen on Monday morning at approximately 7 a.m. on the George Washington Bridge towards New Jersey. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). (WABC-TV)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• Laughing Buddha Open Mic Spectacular at EastVille Comedy Club. (5:30 p.m.)
• BKLYN Comedy Club happy hour. (6 p.m.)
• Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway live at Brooklyn Made. (7 p.m.)
• Live music at Union Hall. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's where to get your taxes done for free near you. (Brooklyn Reader)
• Erykah Badu announces a Prospect Park show. (Brooklyn Vegan)
• Take a look at the Brooklyn real estate roundup. (Brooklyn Patch)
• Super Secret Arts opens with a 'groundbreaking' membership model in Gowanus. (Brooklyn Paper)

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— Patrick Murray