The founder of an investment firm plunged to his death from a Manhattan rooftop Wednesday night, police and law enforcement sources said.
The 46-year-old man plunged from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York in front of at least two witnesses around 6:30 p.m., police and the sources said.
He landed on the street below and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The investment founder was declared dead.
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Police on the scene of a jumper down West 45th Street between 7th and 8th Ave.
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His death is being investigated as a suspected suicide, an NYPD spokesman said.
Sources said the man was a founder and partner of a Connecticut-based investment firm.
It is the second time in less than four months that a person has plunged from the same hotel bar.
In October, aspiring model Elizabeth Gaglewski of Queens fell from Bar 54 before hitting a 27th-floor balcony, the NYPD said. The 26-year-old woman was remembered as “sweet and loving” by the family.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
