https://www.otdowntown.com/news/e-bike-tragedy-15-y-o-girl-hit-by-truck-killed-memorial-grows-XY6212077 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-21T11:00:00-04:00 E-Bike Tragedy: 15 y.o. Girl Hit by Truck Killed, Memorial Grows https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/photo-of-memorial-at-first-and-14th_4-11118693_20260920144543.jpg A man named Tom was among a group of friends dining with the mother of Daria Serkov when she got a call from Bellevue Hospital that her daughter had been struck by a truck Sept. 18 around 9 p.m. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/daria-serkov_4-11118769_20260920160503.jpg A family friend has started a GoFundMe page for the family of Daria Serkov, who was stuck and killed by a truck while riding a Citibike in the East Village on Sept. 18. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/second-daria-poster_4-11120037_20260921104943.jpg The memorial to Daria Serkov continued to grow over the weekend after she was killed while riding a Citi Bike in the East Village near Stuyvesant Town. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/daria-poster_4-11120034_20260921104942.jpg Community residents and friends erected a makeshift memorial at the corner of East 14th Street and First Ave. where Daria Serkov was killed while riding an e-bike that was struck by a truck making a right hand turn. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/cards-flowers-and-notes_4-11118757_20260920145249.jpg A steady rain did not stop a growing memorial at an intersection on the border of the East Village near Stuyvesant Town Sunday where a teenage girl was killed Sept. 18 when an e-bike she and a friend were riding together was struck by a truck. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/2-young-friends-killed-on-subway-tracks-at-spring-st-station-KA6200729 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-21T11:07:49-04:00 2 Young Friends Killed on Subway Tracks at Spring St. Station https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/spring-street-irt-001_4-11103906_20260915171541.jpg Two young friends were hit and killed by an incoming No. 4 train at the Spring Station on September 13, after one stumbled onto the tracks, leading the other to follow in a rescue attempt. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/council-member-marte-takes-on-battery-park-ticket-scammers-again-MA6211385 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-21T11:16:33-04:00 Council Member Marte Takes on Battery Park Ticket Scammers—Again! https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/council-member-marte-takes-battery-pa_4-11118982_20260921085907.jpg Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Christopher Marte at Sept. 14 ticket scammer event at Battery Park. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/council-member-marte-takes-battery-pa_4-11118985_20260921085908.jpg Ticket seller counterprotesterors at Sept. 14 ticket scammer event at Battery Park. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/council-member-marte-ticket-battery-p_4-11119043_20260921091508.webp A Battery Park ticket seller offers assistance to female passersby, March 2025. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/marte-battery-park-ticket-scammers_4-11119155_20260921092929.jpg Warning: Scam Alert signs are all over Battery Park, trying to save tourists from deception. https://www.otdowntown.com/home/after-fatal-e-scooter-crash-pols-propose-stricter-e-bike-laws-MC6206493 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-21T12:10:00-04:00 After Fatal E-Scooter Crash, Pols Propose Stricter E-bike Laws https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/dsc06896_4-11114636_20260917230627.jpg This photos shows Senator Gonzales campaigning for the passage of bill S10700 for safer streets and vehicles. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/ebikes-more-english-1024x783_4-11114747_20260917230815.webp This is an informational image that shows the difference between regular bikes, mopeds, and illegal E-mobility devices. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/state-removes-regents-exams-from-graduation-requirement-GY6212899 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-21T12:47:16-04:00 State Removes Regents Exams From Graduation Requirement https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/regents-exams-graduation_4-11121027_20260921121912.jpg Commissioner of Education Betty A. Rosa argued that, in order to best prepare students for life after graduation, the state must move away from over prioritizing teaching the Regents Exams in class. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/trump-admin-drops-funding-appeal-against-gateway-project-XI6219880 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-09-22T15:50:23-04:00 Trump Admin Drops Funding Appeal Against Gateway Project https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/mpa-delivery-partners-hudson-county-s_4-11125233_20260922154954.jpg The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a ruling barring it from freezing promised funds to the Gateway Project, which is slated to connect rail lines from Penn Station to Newark, NJ. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-11-at-10-35-26-roo_4-11125323_20260922154955.png In a July ruling, a judge described the freezing of funds as a “flagrantly” illegal act.