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New York City's notorious suicide spot will reopen later this year with large cut-proof mesh safety screens after four visitors took their own lives by jumping off the ritzy development.
The Vessel, located on Manhattan's west side, is a 150-foot-high artwork shaped like an inverted beehive made up with stairways and platforms.
Three visitors jumped to their deaths from the climbable sculpture in less than a year, prompting the Vessel to close in January 2021.
It reopened later that year with additional rules, including a ban on solo visitors, but closed again after a 14-year-old leapt from the structure while visiting with his family.
A spokesperson for Related Companies, which owns Hudson Yards, said on Friday that the landmark will reopen to the public later this year, although an exact date for reopening is not clear.
New York City 's notorious suicide spot will reopen later this year with large cut-proof mesh safety screens after four visitors took their own lives by jumping off the ritzy development
The Vessel, located on Manhattan's west side, is a 150-foot-high artwork shaped like an inverted beehive made up with stairways and platforms. Pictured: authorities on scene after a 14-year-old jumped from the Vessel
Three visitors jumped to their deaths from the climbable sculpture in less than a year, prompting the Vessel to close in January 2021. Pictured: 19-year-old Peter DeSalvo (left) and 24-year-old Yocheved Gourarie(right) who took their lives by leaping from the structure
'Floor-to-ceiling steel mesh' is currently being installed on the building's twisting stairways and platforms as safety measures, according to the spokesperson.
'Through a closely coordinated effort with Thomas Heatherwick and Heatherwick Studio, we have developed a plan to install floor-to-ceiling steel mesh on Vessel while also preserving the unique experience that has drawn millions of visitors from around the globe,' the spokesperson said in a statement.
The first two levels will be fully open to visitors, while on the upper levels, only areas with barriers will be accessible, as reported by CBS.
The floor-to-ceiling mesh is not possible at the very top level as it needs to be secured at both the top and bottom of each floor, the top level will remain closed.
City officials and local community boards have long called for adding protections to the structure since the first suicide incident occurred.
Jessica Chait, the chair of the Manhattan community board, said the safety measure should have been added sooner.
“While we think it took Related four lives too many to make these physical
