The Vessel at Hudson Yards remained closed on Tuesday after the third suicide there in less than a year – as its owner struggled to prevent anyone from jumping off the huge spiral staircase.
Related Companies, which developed the Hudson Yards complex on the West Side of Manhattan, is working with psychiatrists and suicide prevention experts to come up with plans to contain the horrible, highly public deaths, a spokesman said.
The company also hired additional security workers who were specially trained to detect and deal with people who potentially pose a high risk of jumping off the 45-meter structure, the spokesman said.
It was unclear when the popular tourist attraction would reopen, but its website was not accepting reservations for $ 10 Flex Pass admission tickets for dates prior to April 1.
No other type of ticket was available, with the website saying only: “The ship is currently closed”.
On Monday, a spokeswoman said the Vessel was temporarily closed after the suicide of Franklin Washington, 21, who jumped around 11:45 am.
The Post revealed exclusively on Tuesday that Washington, from San Antonio, Texas, was being sought for questioning by police officers in his hometown in the fatal stabbing of his mother, Michelle Washington, 55.
Washington’s death plunge came less than three weeks after a 24-year-old woman from Brooklyn committed suicide by jumping off Vessel on December 22.
The first suicide there, by a 19-year-old former rugby star from New Jersey, occurred in February, less than a year after it opened to the public.
If you are thinking about suicide, are concerned about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-273-8255 or www .suicidepreventionlifeline.org.