A 35-year-old woman fell to her death from a 17th floor balcony in New York City.
According to Fox News , the woman, who has been identified as Jennifer Rosoff, went on the balcony outside of her 17th floor apartment at 400 East 57th Street.to have a cigarette at about 12:50 am this morning.
Rosoff was leaning on the railing when it gave way. The 35-year-old woman fell off the balcony and landed on a construction scaffolding on the first floor outside of the building. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A friend of Rosoff’s said: “I hate in situations like this when people want to bury saints, but she was a great person.”
NBC reports that Rosoff was with her date at the time of the accident. Police have spoken to the man and have cleared him of any wrongdoing.
A photo of the railing outside of the 17th story corner balcony shows the top metal bar bent into a V-shape. Bulding officials are now examining the railing to determine if any of the other balconies pose a threat to people in the building.
The New York Times reports that the Buildings Department put a notice outside of the building today prohibiting anyone from using the balconies. The note said that the balconies were “imminently perilous to life.”
