Give A Gift
+Comments Leave a Comment
Displaying all articles tagged:

Suicide

  1. jeffrey epstein
    Everything We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s DeathAttorney General Barr announced that he’s removed the acting Bureau of Prisons chief in the wake of Epstein’s death by suicide.
    By Chas Danner, Margaret Hartmann, and Matt Stieb
  2. gig economy
    The Tragic End to a Longtime Black-Car Driver’s Campaign Against UberHopelessly outmatched by ride-sharing apps, Doug Schifter took his own life to publicize the plight of his fellow workers.
    By Jessica Bruder
  3. feature
    The Last Days of BMX Superstar Dave MirraLosing the will to die just before choosing death.
    By Lisa Miller
  4. Man Jumps From Building, Busts Open an Oxygen Line at a Nearby HospitalTwo emergencies in one.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  5. Sister of Woman Who Jumped From Rooftop Bar Reportedly Kills HerselfSara, the older sister of 30-year-old Faigy Mayer, died in her parents’ Brooklyn home in an apparent suicide. 
    By Jen Kirby
  6. ‘Slain’ Illinois Cop Tried to Order HitThe cop allegedly asked a gang member to kill an administrator who knew he’d been stealing from a local youth program.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. the news in 9 headlines
    Group Sex Led to a Yale Stabbing, SuicideThe two students were prominent campus conservatives, both members of Yale’s Party of the Right.
    By Nathan Pemberton
  8. crimes and misdemeanors
    Death of Georgia Man Found Hanging From Tree Ruled a SuicideBut his family doesn’t accept that conclusion.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Brittany Maynard and the Cult of the Ideal DeathWhen did we begin treating suicides in the face of terminal illness as heroic acts while viewing other suicides as cowardly?
    By Lisa Miller
  10. suicide
    Brittany Maynard, ‘Death With Dignity’ Advocate, Ends Her LifeThe 29-year-old had terminal brain cancer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. crimes and misdemeanors
    GWB Suicide Couple Murdered RelativeThe sad story gets more complicated.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  12. very sad things
    Couple Dies After Jump From George Washington BridgeIt seems to have been a joint suicide.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  13. Man Found Hanged in Prospect ParkAn apparent suicide.
    By Adam Martin
  14. very sad things
    Suicide Reported at NYU Before the Start of Spring ClassesThe semester starts today under a dark cloud.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. sad things
    Man Hangs Himself in Manhattan Holding CellFollowing burglary arrest.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. sad things
    NYPD Officer Commits Suicide Outside Brooklyn Police StationHe was about to become a detective.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. bad education
    Upper West Side Teacher Has Teens Write Suicide Notes for HomeworkDespite reports of similar assignments angering parents.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. scary things
    A Man Tried to Stab Himself at the Today ShowHe was tackled by police.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  19. sad things
    Brooklyn Life Coaches Dead in Double SuicideThey were found suffocated in their Park Slope apartment.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. very sad things
    Americans Are More Likely to Die by Suicide Than in Car CrashesSad statistics from the CDC.
    By Adam Martin
  21. gun violence
    Man Shoots Himself at NRA-Sponsored NASCAR RaceIronic, but not funny.
    By Adam Martin
  22. gun control
    Rick Warren’s Son Committed Suicide With ‘Unregistered’ Gun Bought OnlineThe serial number was scratched off.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. sad things
    Mega Pastor Rick Warren’s Son Commits SuicideThe 27-year-old had been “struggling with mental illness and deep depression.”
    By Delia Paunescu
  24. crimes and misdemeanors
    New Yorkers Are Killing Each Other Even Less This YearCongratulations, Gotham!
    By Delia Paunescu
  25. sad things
    Three Cups of Tea Co-Author David Oliver Relin Committed SuicideHis family confirmed he was suffering from depression.
    By Adam Martin
  26. secret service
    Secret Service Agent Commits Suicide Amid Affair Investigation“The Secret Service is mourning the loss of a valued colleague,” said the agency.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. sad things
    38 Army Suicides in July Marks All-Time HighUp from 24 in June.
    By Brett Smiley
  28. neighborhood news
    Cop Spends Afternoon Talking Down Bridge JumperThe two men happened to be from the same town in China.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. sad things
    Harlem Boy Commits Suicide After Relentless BullyingHis mother repeatedly tried to stop the abuse.
    By Brett Smiley
  30. the internet
    Is Reddit Being Scared Straight for Encouraging a ‘Suicide’?There’s a strange, tragic tale developing in a dark corner of the Internet.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. sad things
    Woman Jumps to Her Death Off George Washington BridgeHer body was found a mile downstream.
    By Brett Smiley
  32. suicide
    NYC Suicide Rate Is Half the National AverageAccess to guns appears to be a factor.
    By Brett Smiley
  33. sad things
    Four NYPD Officers Have Committed Suicide in 2012“Oh God, not another one.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. sad things
    ‘Subway Vigilante’ Victim Killed Himself on Anniversary of ShootingOne of the teens shot by Bernie Goetz was found dead yesterday in a Bronx motel.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. occupy wall street
    Occupy Wall Street Struck by Gunshots, Viruses, and SuicideThe revolution will not be sanitized.
    By Alex Klein
  36. sad things
    A Trump Place Resident Killed Himself By Jumping Off the BuildingIt’s the second such suicide at the residence in less than a year.
    By Noreen Malone
  37. awful things
    Couple Jumps Together Off Tappen Zee BridgeOne survived the jump.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. suicide
    Joseph Brooks Left All of His Money to His Personal TrainerNot that she’ll get to keep it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. suicide
    Ex-Duke Basketball Captain Jumps to His DeathFrom the roof of a private athletic club.
    By Julie Gerstein
  40. obits
    Jack Kevorkian Died“He didn’t feel a thing.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. suicide
    Joseph Brooks Reported Dead From Apparent SuicideThe Oscar-winning composer and alleged rapist was found at his New York apartment.
    By Mike Vilensky
  42. photo op
    Manhattan Man Saved From Fatal LeapHis own personal judgment day was avoided.
    By Mike Vilensky