#Person fatally jumps from NYC apartment building

#Person fatally jumps from NYC apartment building

“#Person fatally jumps from NYC apartment building” A person fatally jumped from a luxury apartment building on the Upper East Side early Friday, authorities said.  The victim plunged from the 14-story prewar building on Park Avenue near East 65th Street just after 5 a.m., cops said.  The person, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced…

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#Woman leaps from NYC building with child in her arms

#Woman leaps from NYC building with child in her arms

“#Woman leaps from NYC building with child in her arms” A Brooklyn woman jumped from the roof of a 12-story Hell’s Kitchen building on Sunday while clutching her 5-year-old daughter — killing them both, police and friends said.  Oksana Patchin, 39, and the girl, Olivia Patchin, plunged from the building at 540 W. 53rd St….

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#Moynihan Train Hall czar killed himself as pressure mounted

#Moynihan Train Hall czar killed himself as pressure mounted

“#Moynihan Train Hall czar killed himself as pressure mounted” In the days before he hanged himself, it was the clock that kept Michael Evans up at night. President of the public-private consortium, Moynihan Station Development Corp., Evans, 40, had already spent the better part of his professional career working on the conversion of the James…

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#Man apparently jumps to his death from NYC apartment building

#Man apparently jumps to his death from NYC apartment building

“#Man apparently jumps to his death from NYC apartment building” A 39-year-old man apparently jumped to his death from a Manhattan apartment building Sunday morning, police said. The suspected suicide leap occurred at 458 W. 52nd Street, a residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, at 10:45 a.m., according to the NYPD. The man plummeted from the 6th floor, police said. The…

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#Japanese entrepreneur starts volunteer online message counseling

#Japanese entrepreneur starts volunteer online message counseling

“#Japanese entrepreneur starts volunteer online message counseling” TOKYO — Suicides are on the rise among Japanese teens and that worries 21-year-old Koki Ozora, who grew up depressed and lonely. His nonprofit “Anata no Ibasho,” or “A Place for You,” is run entirely by volunteers. It offers a 24-hour text-messaging service for those seeking a sympathetic…

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