The Vessel in Manhattan reopens with new safety features
The Vessel, a towering, honeycomb-like sculpture in Manhattan that was popular with tourists before a series of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen Monday with new safety features. The 150-foot (46-meter) structure opened in 2019 as the centerpiece of the Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side.
The Vessel at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards reopens with suicide prevention measures
Related Companies, which owns Hudson Yards, closed the structure briefly after the third suicide in 2021 – then reopened it a short time later with a new $10 admission fee, suicide prevention signs and a rule that banned solo visitors. However, it was still lacking the kinds of barriers that city and local community board officials requested.
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Manhattan’s Iconic Vessel Reopens with New Safety Nets After Multiple Suicides – Visitors Cautiously Return to the Beehive LandmarkAfter a three-year closure following a series of tragic suicides, Manhattan’s renowned Vessel sculpture at Hudson Yards has ...
The honeycomb structure includes 154 flights of stairs and levels and has steel mesh as a safety measure following four ...
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