Harlem Man Hangs Himself After Killing Daughter, Wife, New York Police Say
A man hanged himself in his Harlem apartment after slashing the throats of his wife and young daughter, an NYPD spokesman said.Continue reading
A Way To Deescalate Destructive And Self-Destructive Behavior From Harlem To Hollywood
What would you do if you encountered a suicidal person in Harlem? The classic scenario of a person standing on a bridge likely comes to mind when we think of suicide.Continue reading
The NYC Health Department Releases Data On Male Suicide From 2007 To 2016
The Health Department today released new data on male suicide in New York City from Harlem to Hollis between 2007 and 2016. Continue reading
East Harlem Pre-Teen Leaps To Her Death
Doctors’ Suicide Rate Highest Of Any Profession Reports Harlem Hospital Doctor
WebMD reports that one doctor commits suicide in the U.S. every day -- the highest suicide rate of any profession. And the number of doctor suicides -- 28 to 40 per 100,000 -- is more than twice that of the general population, new research shows.Continue reading
NYPD Rescue Man Threatening To Jump From East Harlem Bridge
Patch reports that a man was rescued Sunday, March 25th, 2018, from the span of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge that connects East Harlem with Randall's Island, police said.Continue reading
Cops Shoot, Wound Disturbed Person In Harlem
An officer shot an emotionally disturbed man in the leg in Harlem on Sunday after he charged at cops with two knives in his hands, police said.Continue reading
Harlem Woman’s Plunge From Rooftop Probed As Suicide
NY Daily News reports that the police are investigating the fatal plunge of an East Harlem woman as a suicide, cops said Monday.Continue reading
Uptown Jazz Singer Who Jumped Off GWB Had ‘Lifelong Struggle’
The mother of Lael Feldman — a 24-year-old singer who disappeared from Clinton Hill and was found dead Monday in waters near Inwood Hill Park — told Patch that her daughter was an "amazing person" who had a "lifelong struggle with life," and a debilitating eating disorder.Continue reading
Harlem, NY Judge Died By Suicide In Drowning
The New York City medical examiner has concluded that a prominent judge found in the Hudson River died by suicide in a drowning.Continue reading
NYPD Closes Investigation Into Death Of NY State Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam
The NYPD has closed its investigation into the death of NY State Court of Appeals Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, who was found dead on the shores of the Hudson River in April, according to multiple reports.Continue reading
NYPD Deems Harlem Judge’s Death ‘Suspicious’
The body of Associate Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman to be appointed to New York's Court of Appeals, was found dead in the Hudson River on April 12, 2017.Continue reading
Columbia Student Jumps To Her Death In Harlem
A 23-year-old Columbia University student in Harlem jumped to her death early Thursday morning from the seventh floor of an off-campus dormitory, the NYPD told Patch.Continue reading
Former ‘Project Runway’ Star George Ortiz Found Dead In Harlem Apartment
George Ortiz, hairstylist who appeared on 53 episodes of "Project Runway" was found dead in his apartment on Riverside Drive in Hamilton Heights Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Man Takes Deadly Jump From Harlem Overpass Over Fairway Market
A man took a fatal plunge from an overpass and landed in the parking lot of the Fairway Market in Harlem on Tuesday afternoon, according to police and witnesses.Continue reading
