By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-06 23:06:11 | Updated at 2026-08-07 05:33:59
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A man jumped to his death from a ritzy but “cursed” pre-war Manhattan building just steps from Gracie Mansion on Thursday afternoon, according to police and sources.
Police found the 62-year-old man on scaffolding outside 10 Gracie Square in Yorkville around 2:30 p.m., cops said.
EMS rushed to the scene and soon after pronounced the man dead.
Detectives investigate the scene at 10 Gracie Square where a victim was declared dead after landing on scaffolding. William Farrington for NY Post
Police found the 62-year-old man on scaffolding outside 10 Gracie Square in Yorkville around 2:30 p.m., cops said. William Farrington for NY PostThe man appeared to have jumped off the building, according to sources.
The expensive 15-story-tall co-op, built in 1931, is just steps away from the mayor’s residence and has had many rich and famous residents over the years, with former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama having eyed buying into the building.
It counts among its previous tenants a Vanderbilt exiled former first lady of China Madame Chiang Kai-shek, media mogul Steve Ross and socialite Brooke Astor. Author Tom Wolfe once called the building one of only 42 “good buildings in the city.
But the building has gained a reputation as potentially cursed because of a history of tragedies.
Both author Jean Stein and Carter Cooper, the son of fashion designer and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, took their own lives by jumping from penthouses at the building.
