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[UPDATE] Woman Jumps To Death On University Place
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John Del Signore
Published Oct 22, 2012
Modified Oct 22, 2012
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A block of sidewalk on University Place is currently closed off after an unidentified individual jumped from a window in a building at 113 University Place, between 12th and 13th Streets. The FDNY tells us they received a 911 call at 11:50 a.m., and the individual was reported DOA. A spokesman for the department did not have any information about the gender, but one witness says the jumper was female. We'll update as more information becomes available.
Update 1:35 p.m.: A woman who works on the 11th floor of the building in A&M Octone Records tells us she encountered the person who jumped minutes before her suicide. The employee, who asked to be kept anonymous, tells us she saw the woman in the lobby of her office on the 11th floor and describes her as a middle-age blonde woman. "I asked her who she was here to see, she said someone was coming to meet her in the lobby," our source tells us. "She didn't look distressed but it didn't seem like she knew anyone at the company. I thought she was lost."
Soon after the employee realized what had happened, investigators showed her a photo of the woman who jumped, and she confirmed it was the same woman. No other details about the woman's identity have been divulged by officials at this time, but it's believed she jumped from the 7th or 8th floor, not from the level where the A&M Octone employee encountered her.
Update 2:46 p.m.:According to Joey Boots, the Medical Examiner arrived at the scene a few minutes ago, and the body has finally been removed:
(Courtesy Joey Boots)
I just saw a person jump out of a window and die near NYU. The time before the police arrived was surreal. We all stood quiet, cabs beeped.
— Zach Klein (@zachklein) October 22, 2012
What appeared to be a college-aged girl jumped out a 7th floor window on University Pl. btwn. 12th & 13th Sts. Near NYU twitter.com/JoeyBoots/stat…
— Joey Boots (@JoeyBoots) October 22, 2012
NYPD at University Place crime scene after a fatal fall or jumper flic.kr/p/dmVNrc
— A Great Big City (@agreatbigcity) October 22, 2012
(Thanks to Joey Boots for the tips.)
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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