Gabriella Rudy is a news associate for NBC News.
The Vessel, the honeycomb-shaped tower in Manhattan, which closed in 2021 after a series of suicides, reopened Monday with added safety features. The 150-foot attraction first opened in 2019 as the centerpiece of the Hudson Yards development on the West Side. It was a popular tourist destination, thanks to its zigzagging stairs and Hudson River views, but four suicides over 18 months forced its closure.
Visitor Angelina Fiorini told NBC4 New York on Friday that the massive structure brought attention to the nation’s mental health crisis. “It’s not a good thing, what happened, but I think that after what happened, it brought awareness of mental health that we needed.” The first two levels of the Vessel will remain fully open, while the higher levels will only reopen in sections where the barriers have been installed. The very top floor will continue to be off-limits to visitors.
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