NO CANDLE LIGHTING AT DECEMBER 1ST VIGIL FOR CHILD

Lit candles were going to be used at the memorial vigil for Mohammad Naiem Uddin on Monday, but they won't be, as they are inappropriate to Naiem's family's faith.

The vigil will take place on Monday, December 1st, at 6:00 p.m., in the P.S. 130 schoolyard (Fort Hamilton Parkway at E. 5th Street).

MEMORIAL VIGIL FOR COLLISION VICTIM NAIEM UDDIN ON DECEMBER 1ST

UPDATE:
There will be no lit candles, as it is inappropriate to the family's faith.

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People will have an opportunity to join together to mourn the loss of Mohammad Naiem Uddin and honor his memory at a candlelight vigil next Monday, December 1st, at 6:00 p.m. The vigil will take place in the P.S. 130 schoolyard on Fort Hamilton Parkway at E. 5th Street.

The 72nd Precinct and the 66th Precinct will escort the memorial procession as it walks from P.S. 130, down Caton Avenue, and then to E. 7th Street. The mourners will then pause in front of the home of Naiem's family for a brief moment of silence.

Please do not wonder if it is appropriate for you to attend; you are all welcome to join the vigil, regardless of whether or not you knew Naiem, know his family, or have anything else in common with them besides our common humanity.

IN THE WAKE OF ANOTHER DEATH, A STREET SAFETY GROUP FOR KWT HAS FORMED

Another pedestrian death in our community--young Mohammad Naiem Uddin, this time--has led neighbors to form a grassroots safety group that covers Kensington and Windsor Terrace. The goal of KWT Safe Streets is to make our many dangerous streets safer for all of us, whether we're pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorists. And many of us fall into more than one of those categories. You can become part of KWT Safe Streets by joining the group on Facebook.

KWT Safe Streets joins Windsor Terrace Safe Streets in its goal of improving the traffic conditions in this area that have led to physical injuries or death for far too many residents.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR CHILD WHO WAS KILLED BY DRIVER

The body of Mohammad Naiem Uddin, the child who died after he was struck down by a driver on a street in Kensington, can be viewed in front of his family's home at 818 Friel Place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday, November 23rd). The street will be closed to traffic. Members of the community are welcome to attend.

Naiem will then be transported to the Bangladesh Muslim Center and Masjid at 105 Cortelyou Road, near McDonald Avenue for the funeral prayer at 5:00 p.m. Members of the community are welcome to attend this as well.

He will be laid to rest on Monday at 11:30 a.m. in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn. 

One Nation US, a non-profit organization that helps people in all walks of life, provided this information to KARMABrooklyn. One Nation US is "on the ground" helping this family in any way, shape, or form needed.

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DONATION FUND FOR FAMILY OF CHILD KILLED BY DRIVER

The P.S. 130 PTA is accepting financial contributions on behalf of the family of Mohammad Naiem Uddin, the fourteen-year-old boy who a driver struck and killed yesterday as Naiem was crossing E. 7th Street near Caton Avenue.

Please make your check payable to P.S. 130 PTA and write "Family of Mohammad Uddin" on it. Mail it to

P.S. 130 PTA

70 Ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11218

If you would rather donate online, go to the PTA website at http://www.ps130pta.org. Donate via PayPal or Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. If the donation button is not working when you click it, please try again later.

The PTA will deliver all of the donated money to Mohammad's family.

Naiem attended P.S. 130, graduating from it in 2011. Thank you to the P.S. 130 PTA for its quick response to the family's loss and for providing the community with a way to express its sorrow and support.

The police charged the driver--78-year-old Lynn Reynolds--with felony leaving the scene of an accident causing serious injury, along with failure to exercise due care, a right of way violation and another violation of highway law, according to DNAinfo. [The charge was upgraded to leaving the scene of a fatal accident.]

CHILD DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY CAR

Fourteen-year-old Mohammad Naiem Uddin died tonight, just a few hours after a motorist struck him. The driver reportedly drove off without stopping. An ambulance had transported Mohammad to Maimonides Hospital from the scene of the accident on East 7th Street at Caton Avenue, but the boy was in traumatic cardiac arrest.

The driver, 78-year-old Lynn Reynolds, is in police custody. NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad will investigate. She has been charged with a felony: leaving the scene of an accident with a serious injury.

"Police said a Chevrolet Impala was headed west on Caton Avenue and its driver made a left turn onto East 7th Street, where it struck the boy as he crossed the street." (CBS New York)

Naiem, as he was known, was on his way home from an after-school program. He was a ninth-grade student at Brooklyn Tech. He lived on Friel Place.

Our sincere condolences to Mohammad's family and friends on their loss.

CHILD STRUCK BY CAR

A fourteen-year-old pedestrian is in critical condition--in traumatic cardiac arrest--after a car struck him in a possible hit-and-run. The boy was crossing E. 7th Street at the intersection of Caton Avenue at about 5:00 p.m. today. Three ambulances responded. He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center. NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad will investigate.