Overview
- A westbound school bus jumped the curb and struck the entrance of 869 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights during the morning rush, with surveillance video showing the vehicle cross a service road and plow into the building.
- The bus carried no students and the 65-year-old driver was not seriously hurt, though he was briefly detained and later not charged.
- The Department of Buildings issued a partial vacate after inspectors found significant facade damage and the American Red Cross registered 26 residents for emergency relocation.
- City agencies including NYPD, FDNY and the DOB are investigating the cause of the crash and whether the bus was operating under a city school-transport contract.
- Neighbors and local leaders called for protective street infrastructure at busy Eastern Parkway intersections to reduce the risk to pedestrians and children who often wait for buses in the area.