Man clinging to life after hit-and-run crash in NYC, cops said

A man was struggling to survive after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Lower Manhattan early Sunday, cops said.

The 53-year-old victim was hit at Third Avenue and St. Mark’s Place around 4:45 a.m., according to cops. 

He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. 

The driver who struck him left the scene and there was no vehicle description, cops said.