Four individuals took their lives at the Vessel during an 18-month span ending in July 2021, which ultimately led to its closure. Back in April, a spokesperson for Hudson Yards confirmed that an upgraded safety plan would allow the architectural honeycomb to reopen, with changes made to ensure the safety of all guests.

Related Companies, which owns Hudson Yards, closed the structure briefly after the third suicide in 2021 – then reopened it a short time later with a new $10 admission fee, suicide prevention signs and a rule that banned solo visitors. However, it was still lacking the kinds of barriers that city and local community board officials requested.

Considered the centerpiece of Hudson Yards — a project led by global real estate firm The Related Cos. — the Vessel briefly reopened that year but only for several weeks before the fourth person, a 14-year-old boy, leapt to his death in July 2021.