East River Suicides
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- stewdio
Here's a list of recent East River suicides that I've observed the aftermath of from my window at Stewdio. There have probably been more during this period but these are the ones where I noticed emergency vehicles gathering outside and I photographed it from my window.
> Tuesday, January 27th
Man jumped from Manhattan Bridge and actually *survived* the fall into the frigid water. He's the the obvious exception to the rule.> Tuesday, February 3rd
Night-time jumper, likely from the Brooklyn Bridge. Big boat search for body.> Sunday, February 15th
Sunset jumper from Manhattan Bridge. Helicopters doing wide circles around the bridge, nearly landing on it at one point. (Did they grab the person before they jumped?)> Tuesday, February 17th
Afternoon leap from Brooklyn Bridge. Helicopter nearly in the water by Pier 17 searching for body.So from the data it appears Tuesday is a pretty sad day. (I thought Mondays were supposed to be bad.) And the East River in NYC is just sad in general. And if you're incredibly morbid then you can join me for some coffee (with a splash of whiskey) to watch the show. Especially if you're a perspective intern looking for that magical "unpaid opportunity."
- gung_hoek0
why create a thread for this? doesn´t belong here really, not a thing to casual bullshit about.
- stewdio0
Maybe because we're averaging a jumper per week over in my neighborhood and it's affecting me. Weighs on my mind a bit. Is that a good enough reason??
- slappy0
It is very sad. Some spots do become popular for jumpers. We have had a couple near my work. If I ever get to go to NY, Ill stop by for a whisky with a drop of coffee in it :)
- airey0
the bastard is, that when you top yourself we won't know what day you did it, therefore depriving us of the data required for our spreadsheets.
- iCanHazQBN0
"East River Suicides": The name of my new band.
who's in? i promise we'll be KILLER.
- when will the band be 'dropping' by...airey
- I thought the same thing! Great band or album name!mg33
- we'll have to start it in the summer though, im absolutely buried right now.iCanHazQBN
- nicole_marie0
really?
- airey0
also, why isn't suicide a valid discussion point? shit man, discussion can help people deal with stuff. humour doubly so. some people can't express very well (thoughts i mean, not breast milk) so this kind of casual discourse can be a good place to open up a bit.
- this post makes me want to die.iCanHazQBN
- hahaha.airey
- how else can we swap methods. the perfect knot. number of panadol. best bridge. etc.airey
- hang in there, you'll make it through.iCanHazQBN
- 5timuli0
Prospective. Prospective.
- utopian0
too sad...
- airey0
do you think the west river bridge feels just the slightest bit overlooked?
- akrokdesign0
apparently a lot of people jumps of the golden gate bridge also. :-(
- are you bragging?airey
- I'd do it if it weren't for the death part.jellyneck
- life is never that bad.akrokdesign
- dontsueme0
WARNING: CARE LEVELS ARE REACHING EXTREME LOWS.
PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
- stewdio0
@airey: The Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge are very close together over the East River. Their counterparts on the West side (Hudson River) are tunnels rather than bridges. You've got to head waaaaay up the Hudson to finally get to the George Washington Bridge. So I guess the GWB would be your "West River Bridge." And from what I've read, no, it does not feel neglected by jumpers. Not at all.
- skt0
suicide tuesday is a well known phenomenon to anyone who has taken too many drugs at the weekend.