The Vessel

Officials are evaluating the future of a 150-foot-tall piece of public art in New York City known as the Vessel after a string of suicides

A teen boy leapt to his death from the Vessel sculpture at Hudson Yards on Thursday, the fourth suicide from the installation in 18 months and the first since developers closed it earlier this year to take anti-suicide measures. The NYPD confirmed the 14-year-old died just before 1 p.m. The public sculpture on Manhattan’s reopened to visitors in May with…

The Vessel in Hudson Yards will reopen to visitors this week with new rules for access, including a ticket fee and no solo visitors allowed, after three suicides at the site brought about a temporary closure

“The Vessel” in Hudson Yards has become the site of at least three suicides since it opened last year. The 150-foot structure of spiraling staircases is now closed, the New York Times first reported, and its developer on Tuesday confirmed to NBC New York that it is consulting suicide-prevention experts about steps that could limit the potential for future suicides….

The Vessel in Hudson Yards has become the site of at least three suicides since it opened last year.