Tragic Williamsburg bus crash sparks call for safer streets
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A 9-year-old boy, Yoel Jacobowitz, was struck and killed by a private yeshiva bus in Williamsburg while crossing Lee Avenue toward his school. The driver initially left the scene but returned after being flagged down. The intersection is under construction with no crosswalks or clear markings, prompting residents and city leaders to demand immediate pedestrian-safety improvements and updated signal timing; Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed condolences.
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- 9-Year-Old Hit and Killed by School Bus in Brooklyn The New York Times
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- School bus strikes, kills 9-year-old boy in Brooklyn NBC New York
- Hectic 5-way Brooklyn intersection where bus fatally struck boy has no crosswalk markings Gothamist
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