FL Man Struck, Killed By Train In Flatiron District: NYPD

FLATIRON DISTRICT, NY - A Florida man died after he was struck by a train in the Flatiron District Saturday morning, authorities said.

Mario Henry, 33, of Kissimmee, Florida, was struck by a southbound train about 11:31 a.m. at the Park Avenue/East 23 Street station, police said.

Medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene, police said. Foul play is not suspected.

The investigation remains ongoing.

A 37-year-old man died last week after he was struck by a train at the 23rd Street/Broadway station.

At least four other straphangers tumbled down to subway tracks across the city last week alone, including one who was shoved in a random attack, according to police. A man in his 70s apparently also lost his footing at a Brooklyn subway station, costing him his life, police said.

The deaths come as officials have quietly slowed a much-anticipated plan to test protective doors on three subway platforms, Patch previously reported.

In June, officials said the doors would hit three platforms in the "coming months" including: the Times Square 7 train, Third Avenue L train and Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue E train.

Officials seemingly blew past their projected August target to award a $254 million contract to install and test protective doors in three stations in Manhattan and Queens — pushing the new contract date to December, according to a Capital Program Committee Meeting agenda.

Officials told the New York Post they were still seeking bids for the project, which would be paid for in part by congestion pricing.

"We've been calling for NYC to catch up to the rest of the world and install platform screen doors in the subway," Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine tweeted in June. "Would be a major win for safety."

-with reporting by Emily Rahhal.