Closed due to suicide, Vessel reopens: with bizarre suicide safeguards
'28.05.2021'
Lyudmila Balabay
The vessel labyrinth sculpture, which was closed in January this year due to an outbreak of suicides, reopened to visitors today, May 28. However, the administration has introduced a number of rules for her visit, which should prevent suicides. NBC.
According to the new rules, anyone wanting to walk the stairs and platforms that form a 150-foot inverted hive-shaped sculpture must be part of a group or have at least one companion. No one is now allowed to climb the Vessel alone.
In addition, the attraction has become paid. All visitors 6 years and older are now charged $ 10. However, a limited number of free tickets will be available daily.
It is unclear how effective admission fees and company walks will prove to be effective in preventing suicide. At the same time, the developer and owner refused to raise barriers in the building.
The vessel, the centerpiece of the Hudson Yards complex, was created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick and unveiled in March 2019.
In less than two years, three suicides jumped from the structure, so the decision was made on January 12, 2021. close Vessel indefinitely.
And now the attraction is receiving guests again. You can find out more about it, as well as buy tickets here.
