Today I slept in a fair bit, and then got up to take the free Staten Island Ferry, which goes right by the Statue of Liberty. Better alternative than having to pay to go to Liberty Island I figured, they don't allow people to go up in the statue anymore, so a free ride right by it is just as good as a paid ride to the base of it.
After seeing the statue, which is smaller than I thought, I was walking around trying to find a subway station in the financial district, around Wall Street. Subway service is sporadic on weekends, and combined with construction and upgrade, you cant always find a line that is running to where you're going.
I was walking and walking and walking, and came around the corner of one building, and there was a girl lying in the middle of the street, pretty much right on the yellow line. People started to walk out to her, and when I got close, it was obvious why she was lying there.
She had jumped.
The only buildings around were at least 20 stories tall, and the brokenness of her body gave testament to how high she must have been. I'm pretty sure she didn't feel anything. Cops were on scene in mere seconds, as they are everywhere in Manhattan, and started sorting things out. I didn't really see anything so I left.
Not sure what to do tonight, I have to get up early tomorrow to get to Penn Station to catch the train to Toronto, so probably not a lot.
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wow.....here's a little more "color" to your story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,373382,00.html
You've seen more in New York in 4 days than a lot of people have seen in their lives. Sounds like fun.
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