Queensboro Bridge Closed As Person Threatens To Jump: Officials

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A person threatening to jump from the Queensboro Bridge forced the historic thoroughfare to shut down for nearly two hours early Thursday afternoon, officials said.

At around 12:30 p.m., first responders were initially alerted to a person on the bridge who was threatening to jump from it, according to the FDNY.

While first responders came to the person's rescue, the bridge was shut to all Queens-bound traffic on the lower level of the bridge, according to police officials.

🚨UPDATE: The Queensboro Bridge has fully reopened, expect residual traffic and continue to consider alternate routes. https://t.co/z88juTWiwA
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) September 14, 2023

At about 2 p.m., the person was rescued and brought to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, fire officials said.

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