Comments on: The future of Vessel is uncertain after suicides haunt the once popular tourist attraction

By: John Moore

John Moore — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:29:33 +0000

As for subway platform barriers, I have seen such waist-height barriers in the Tokyo subway system. The Seoul system has glass barriers and sliding doors higher than a person. These countries also have some of the highest suicide rates in the world. In addition to the cost of fitting doors to every platform, there’s also the fact these barriers would impeded quick exit in case of an emergency, such as a subway fire.

By: John Moore

John Moore — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:23:40 +0000

Mark Moran, unlike the GW Bridge the Vessel serves no practical purpose. It is supposed to be an art sculpture. The GW bridge is THE busiest motor vehicle in the ENTIRE world. It is also the only way for pedestrians and cyclists from New Jersey to enter Manhattan because the other entrances are tunnels.

By: Mark B Moran

Mark B Moran — Tue, 03 May 2022 20:58:34 +0000

Finally how many people have committed suicide by jumping in front of the subway off a s tr ation platform and yet there is still not one station that the city has developed, erected or established any additional safety barriers to prevent these suicides and now we have even had several homicides from people being pushed in front of or into the subway and yet still no added safety measures or even security of any sort has been increased or added due to this. But yet the same safety panel wants to close and demolish the Vessel after 4 suicides. It does not deter people from using the subway and the city has shown little concern to increase safety measures in any way.

By: Mark B Moran

Mark B Moran — Tue, 03 May 2022 20:45:24 +0000

How many people have jumped to suicide deaths off buildings and especially bridges for example how many have committed suicide jumping off the George Washington Bridge alone and yet it has not deterred people from driving over it nor have we closed it or demolished it.

By: Mark B Moran

Mark B Moran — Tue, 03 May 2022 20:38:32 +0000

Perhaps if they raise the glass barriers but have circular openings cut into the glass at different heights and spaced a few feet apart so that visitors can have a clear viewing area and space to photograph from but yet the circular openings perhaps 12″ in diameter would be good and also would not allow someone to get thru the opening, preventing future suicides. The panels with the cut outs throughout the entire structure might even add some artistic attribute to it.