{"id":229661,"date":"2026-05-13T06:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229661\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T06:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:25:23","slug":"police-rescue-woman-from-30th-floor-ledge-of-brooklyn-high-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229661\/","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue woman from 30th-floor ledge of Brooklyn high-rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN \u2014 New York Police Department officers rescued a despondent woman from a narrow ledge of a luxury high-rise building in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, and released gripping body-cam footage of the compassionate save.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the video<\/a>, posted to X over the weekend, the crying woman can be seen clinging to the ledge surrounding an exterior deck on the 30th floor of Avalon Willoughby Square, 214 Duffield St. \u2014 one leg dangling, hair blowing in the wind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AA police officer named Nicholas holds the hand of a despondent woman on a 30th floor ledge over Downtown Brooklyn. Photo: NYPD video<\/p>\n

\u201cTell my mom and dad I love them,\u201d she begged the officers, who immediately began interacting with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s your name? My name\u2019s Nicholas,\u201d said one cop, who assured her the responders cared about her.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The woman requested to go to a hospital, and Nicholas immediately assented.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can help you,\u201d the officer said. \u201cWe can take you to the hospital and do whatever you want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe woman holds the hand of the NYPD\u2019s Emergency Services Unit officer who climbed onto the ledge with her. Photo: NYPD video<\/p>\n

When the woman agreed that Nicholas could come closer, he held her hand through an opening in the glass barrier.<\/p>\n

Additional footage followed a member of NYPD\u2019s Emergency Services Unit as he attached a rope to a rooftop structure, donned rappelling equipment, then climbed onto the ledge. \u201cI\u2019m here now,\u201d he tells the crying woman as he stands on the ledge. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do this together. \u2026 Whatever it is you\u2019re going through, I will personally help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman can be seen reaching out and grasping his hand, and after more conversation, officers pulled her over the barrier onto the deck.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"MembersMembers of NYPD\u2019s Emergency Services Unit lift the woman over the glass barrier. Photo: NYPD video<\/p>\n

Afterward, an officer shook hands with one of the rescuers. \u201cGood job,\u201d he said. The rescuer exhaled a quick, \u201cwhew.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to police, the 911 call for a \u201cwoman in distress\u201d came in around 1:15 p.m. The woman, age 41, was transported by Emergency Medical Services to a local hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Heroism and heart from NY’s Finest.<\/p>\n

When a woman was seated on the ledge of a high-rise building in Brooklyn, our officers quickly responded, using their training to save her life.<\/p>\n

This is what it takes to protect and serve. pic.twitter.com\/Iowo3fRBj1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988<\/a> or chat 988lifeline.org<\/a>. (Veterans, press 1 when calling.)\u00a0 Or, text TALK to 741-741<\/a> to text with a trained crisis counselor from the Crisis Text Line for free, 24\/7.<\/p>\n