Hectic 5-way Brooklyn intersection where bus fatally struck boy has no crosswalk markings ^80.8%

Gothamist - By Ryan Kost, Louis C. Hochman - 5/1/2026, 7:41 PM

Negativity Bias 19.2% - Availability Heuristic 17.4% - Appeal to Emotion 16.4%

The busy five-way Williamsburg intersection where a 9-year-old boy was killed by the driver of a school bus Friday morning lacked crosswalk markings at the time of the tragedy, prompting one city councilmember to make an urgent call for safety improvements. The bustling junction of Lee Avenue, Lorimer Street and Wallabout Street... more