The Vessel will reopen this year with mesh netting

Get the Full StoryThe 150-foot-tall structure in Hudson Yards has been the site of four suicides since opening in 2019. Now, floor-to-ceiling mesh barriers will be installed as a safety precaution.

The Vessel viewpoint, an 150-foot-tall beehive-like structure in Manhattan s Hudson Yards, first opened in 2019. Between that year and its closure in 2021, four people died by suicide at the site. Now, Related Companies, the developer behind the Vessel, has announced that the structure is scheduled to reopen in 2024 with a new floor-to-ceiling mesh installation. The viewpoint s top floor will remain off limits as an added precaution.

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