Driver opens door before e-bike rider dies on Broome Street
City crash data recorded a 44-year-old bicyclist killed at Broome and Centre Streets on May 1, and police told reporters that a driver in a Mercedes opened a door into Georgios Smaragdis's path before a box-truck driver ran him over.
What We Know
Georgios Smaragdis, 44, was riding west on Broome Street in Soho at about 10:13 a.m. on May 1, 2025, when police said a driver in a Mercedes opened a door into his path near Centre Street. News reports, citing police, said he tumbled into the path of a red delivery box truck and that the truck driver ran him over. The city crash record lists one bicyclist killed and no other injuries, with a parked Mercedes recorded as a station wagon/SUV, a westbound box truck and an e-bike recorded in the crash. Smaragdis was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he died. The drivers stayed at the scene, and police said the Collision Investigation Squad was investigating; early reports said no charges had been filed.
Police described a dooring before the fatal impact
Georgios Smaragdis was riding west on Broome Street near Centre Street when police said a driver in a Mercedes opened a door into his path. News reports said Smaragdis then tumbled or veered into the path of a red delivery box truck, and that the truck driver ran him over.
The city crash record places the crash at 10:13 a.m. on May 1, 2025, and records one bicyclist killed with no other reported injuries.
Broome Street at Centre Street in Soho
The crash was recorded at Broome Street and Centre Street in Manhattan's 10013 ZIP code, near the Soho and downtown street grid.
For Broome Street in Manhattan, CrashCountNYC's location context counts 294 crashes, 116 injuries, eight serious injuries and one death since 2022.
The rider was identified as musician Georgios Smaragdis
Police identified the bicyclist as Georgios Smaragdis, 44, of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The Daily News reported that fans and friends knew him as Starcadian, an influential synthwave musician and visual effects artist.
Fans described Smaragdis as a major figure in the synthwave scene who kept a private public profile. One fan told the Daily News that many artists were inspired by his music.
Reports called it a Mercedes van; the city record uses an SUV category
The city crash record lists a parked 2020 Mercedes as a station wagon/SUV, a 2014 box truck and an e-bike. News reports described the Mercedes as a van and the truck as a red delivery box truck.
The record says the box truck and e-bike were westbound and going straight before the crash, while the Mercedes was parked.
Drivers stayed as investigators reviewed the case
amNY reported that the truck driver remained at the scene and that no charges had been filed in the early hours after the crash. The Daily News later reported that the drivers of both the Mercedes and the box truck stayed at the scene.
amNY reported that officers were observed giving the van driver a sobriety test at the scene. Police said the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.