February 19, 2007
Park Avenue Suicide On "No Parking" Sign
A man jumped to his death from the 15th floor of 1133 Park Avenue yesterday afternoon. The man was impaled on a "No Parking" sign on the street, and by the time emergency services arrived, "the body had slid down the pole and was draped over a bicycle leaning against the pole," according to the Post.
Investigators don't know why the man leapt, but they suspect he had been working in an apartment at the building, which is located between 91st and 92nd Streets. The apartment was vacant, ready for its new owners to move in. The Daily News spoke to the former owner, who "said it would have been impossible to fall out the window accidentally," as there were no terraces or balconies, just windows with child-guard bars.
The authorities kept the body on the sign's pole for more than five hours. The victim was not identified pending notification of relatives.
Photograph of No Parking sign by Triborough on Flickr
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My condolences to the family.
Any Suicide (Assuming for now) is tragic, but for the family to have to deal with the gruesome nature of his death makes it even worse.
At # 2: It's "sentences" you hypocrite. Get a f'ing life...
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Something like this happened in Buffalo years ago. A guy jumped off City Hall, and impaled himself on the flag pole.
he was obviously protesting the ticketing of cars during the storm.
Was he ticketed?. The sign DID say "No Parking" and it seems he was parked there for at least 5 hours.
Yikes, ouch and ewwww.
Rest in peace P.H.