After suicides, experts weigh in on the future of the Vessel in New York City's Hudson Yards.
In a December 2016 article for The Architect's Newspaper, journalist Audrey Wachs noted a glaring issue with the Vessel, the 150-foot-tall tourist attraction that was set to open in New York City's gleaming new Hudson Yards neighborhood.
"As one climbs up Vessel, the railings stay just above waist height all the way up to the structure's top," she wrote,"but when you build high, folks will jump."That warning has proved tragically prescient. Last week, a 14-year-old died by suicide at the climbable structure -- the fourth such fatal incident since the landmark opened to the public in March 2019.
The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide also provide contact information for crisis centers around the world. "There is no reason to have a 4-foot high barrier that's easy for someone to get over, either impulsively or planned. In terms of aesthetic, it seems to me that's an easy solution," he said.Related Companies did not do so, though -- and the fatal incidents since confirmed his worst fears."I've never been so unhappy to be proven right," he said.A higher barrier is not always necessary for an elevated platform.
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