A man jumped to his death from a Brighton Beach apartment building on April 9, according to police.
Cops say the man jumped from the 12th floor of an apartment building on W. 5th Street near Neptune Avenue at 7:30 am, and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The apparent suicide has one neighborhood activist concerned about a possible tragic trend in the area. In December, a Brighton Beach man killed his father and stabbed his sister, who survived, before killing himself by jumping from his apartment on Ocean View Avenue near Brighton Beach Avenue.
“It is a tough word we’re living in,” said Pat Singer, the executive director of the Brighton Beach Neighborhood Association.
But she said that individuals who feel helpless shouldn’t abandon hope — instead, they should reach out to the association or other organizations for help.
“There are sources to help — life is such a precious thing,” said Singer, adding that people shouldn’t take the gift of life for granted. “There are people that are dying that want to live and these people aren’t giving it a chance.”
She said before locals make such an irrevocable choice, they should contact her and give her a opportunity to convince them to give life another try.
“Give me one more chance — I’ll help you find the way out,” she said.
Brighton Beach Neighborhood Association [1002 Brighton Beach Ave. near Coney Island Avenue, (718) 891–0800, www.brigh
