Tourists who flocked to Hudson Yards for the Vessel’s reopening on Monday were bummed out about new security measures that they said defeats the purpose of the sightseeing attraction.
The 16-story honeycomb-shaped structure opened to the public for the first time in three years after several people jumped from it to their deaths in 2021 — with added floor-to-ceiling netting to prevent future tragedies.
“We paid $10 and we were restricted in where we could go – the nets were in the way, and we couldn’t even go all the way up to the top,” Cristina Martres, who was visiting from Argentina with her family, said in an interview in Spanish.
“I don’t think it was worth it,” added her husband, Javier Martres…