NYC woman, 72, mysteriously found dead on sidewalk outside New York Botanical Garden

A 72-year-old woman was mysteriously found dead on the sidewalk outside the New York Botanical Garden this week, cops said. The senior, identified Wednesday as Lydia Marzan, was discovered lifeless around 6:50 a.m.Tuesday, sprawled out on the sidewalk in front of the national historic landmark on Southern Boulevard in Bedford Park, police said. She was wearing only a shirt, underwear and socks, with more clothing folded and placed on the ground next to her, according to law enforcement sources. Marzan – who lived about two miles from the greenspace in Fordham Heights – was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Investigators found bruises above her eye and a cut on her hand – but it was not immediately clear whether those marks were the result of foul play or an accidental fall, cops and sources said. The city medical examiner’s office will officially determine how Marzan died, cops said. ...