🌱 Teen Struck By Truck + Greenpoint Eatery Rammed And Robbed

Happy Friday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here to bring you three fresh headlines as we head into the weekend.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with heavy snow late night, high of 34 and a low of 21.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was struck by a box truck on Thursday morning. The teenager was exiting an MTA bus and crossing the street in the vicinity of Avenue J and Coney Island Avenue when she was hit and taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The 35-year-old driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. (WPIX 11 New York)
2. In a bizarre string of events, a car barreled through the outdoor seating area of Friducha Mexican Restaurant on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint on Tuesday night, and the same restaurant was burglarized the following night. Sibling owners of the eatery, Sandra and Wilson Lopez, said that the security cameras were broken, TVs were smashes, and $200 was taken from the cash register. The total property damage is estimated to be around $1,500. (WABC-TV)
3. The widows of three Brooklyn restaurant workers killed in a 2019 hate crime are appalled by the assailant's insanity plea, and his being sent to a mental institution. (Paywall: New York Daily News)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• Acting Out! Teen improv classes provided by the Brooklyn Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• Live music at Knitting Factory Brooklyn. (6:30 p.m.)
• Live music at Good Room. (10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Soccer season is nearly upon us at Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Instagram)
• Get your tickets to the Brooklyn Children's Museum's ArtRink now! (Facebook)
• Brooklyn Arts Council has been officially approved for an American Rescue Plan grant through the National Endowment for the Arts. (Facebook)
• Heavy snow on the forecast for the weekend in Brooklyn. (News 12 Bronx)

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— Patrick Murray