image sourced from original article at A 9-year-old Jewish boy, Yoel Jacobowitz, was struck and killed by a school bus in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn while on his way to study at yeshiva.
The fatal incident occurred near the intersection of Lee Avenue and Lorimer Street, an area known as the home base of the Satmar Hasidic movement.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was 'devastated' by the child’s death, calling it a painful reminder of the need to use every available measure to improve street safety.
