The boy was hospitalized and underwent emergency surgery for a broken leg.
Police say a driver in a white SUV hit the four-year-old as he exited his car in Far Rockaway just after 10 p.m. Saturday.
A relative is urging the driver to surrender to police.
Police say the driver did initially get out of the car, and said the kid was okay and drove off.
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