52-year-old man commits himself by jumping from the 18th level of the 57-story ‘Jenga’ glass skyscraper in Manhattan’s famous Tribeca area.
According to an NYPD spokesman, calls involving the leap at 56 Leonard Street near Church Street came in at 12:30 p.m.
The city’s EMS personnel were seen taking the man’s corpse away in a black bodybag after responding to the event.
Before leaving the site, the man, who has not yet been recognized or named, was declared deceased.
A second unnamed individual was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to an FDNY official.
Friday, a 52-year-old man leaped to his death from the 18th floor of a 57-story skyscraper in Tribeca, Manhattan.
The NYPD received calls about the leap at 56 Leonard Street near Church Street at around 12:30 p.m., according to a spokesperson.
The city’s EMS personnel were seen taking the man’s corpse away in a black bodybag after responding to the event.
Before leaving the site, the man, who has not yet been recognized or named, was declared deceased.
A second unnamed individual was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to an FDNY official.
Friday, a 52-year-old man leaped to his death from the 18th floor of a 57-story skyscraper in Tribeca, Manhattan.
According to an NYPD spokesman, calls involving the leap at 56 Leonard Street near Church Street came in at 12:30 p.m.
The city’s EMS personnel reacted to the structure, which was completed in the late 2010s and has a distinctive ‘Jenga’ design, at about 12:30 p.m.
The city’s EMS personnel were seen taking the man’s corpse away in a black bodybag after responding to the event.
Before leaving the site, the man, who has not yet been recognized or named, was declared deceased.
A second unnamed individual was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to an FDNY official. Their health status is unclear
A lady was seen sobbing and looked distressed beside the building before boarding the ambulance.
The FDNY representative was unable to establish the age or gender of the hospitalized individual.
The skyscraper at 56 Leonard Street in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood is topped by an impossible-looking mess of misplaced levels that give it the appearance of a toppling Jenga tower.
The building’s website features a library lounge, an indoor/outdoor cinema, an estuary with a 75-foot pool, a landscaped outdoor sundeck and hot tub, a fitness facility, yoga studio, steam room, sauna, and private dining.
According to the New York Post, the opulent residence is home to mega-wealthy individuals and celebrities like Frank Ocean.
The skyscraper at 56 Leonard Street in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood is topped with an impossible-looking mess of misplaced levels that give it the appearance of a toppling Jenga tower.
The structure’s website offers a library lounge, an indoor/outdoor cinema, an estuary with a 75-foot pool, a landscaped outdoor sundeck and hot tub, a fitness facility, a yoga studio, a steam room, a sauna, and a private dining room among its features.
The opulent residence is home to the ultra-wealthy and celebrities like Frank Ocean.
56 Leonard is the first skyscraper built by the internationally renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron.
This stunning film was produced from footage captured by webcam business EarthCam over the course of 33 months of construction.