Funeral Saturday for Long Island Teen Killed by Subway on His Birthday

Funeral services have been scheduled for a Long Island high school senior who was killed trying to cross subway tracks on the Upper West Side.

Liam Armstrong of Nesconset died while celebrating his 18th birthday with friends Tuesday.

He was struck by an uptown No. 2 train at Broadway and West 79th Street.

Visitation is set for Saturday at Moloney's Hauppauge Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Nesconset.

Armstrong was a popular senior at Smithtown High School East who planned to join the Marine Corps after graduation, according to Newsday. His father is a Nassau County police officer.

Students held a candlelight vigil for Armstrong at the school on Wednesday.

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