13-01-2021 21:28 via

Heatherwick Studio's Vessel closes after third suicide death

The 16-storey Vessel viewpoint designed by Heatherwick Studio for New York's Hudson Yards development has been temporarily closed after a man reportedly committed suicide by jumping from it.
According to the New York Times, a 21-year-old man named Franklin Washington jumped from the Vessel on Monday 11 January. It marks the third death by suicide at the 46-metre-high structure since it opened in 2019.
Related Companies, the developer of Hudson Yards, has closed the tourist attraction temporarily
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