A man discovered unconscious and covered in bruises in a stairwell at a Wald Houses tower on East Sixth Street near the FDR Drive in Manhattan’s East Village on Monday later died at Bellevue Hospital, according to police. Residents found him in the building and called 911, prompting a quick response from officers and emergency medical crews.
As reported by New York Daily News, officers arrived to find the man in a stairwell. Medics rushed him to Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead. The city medical examiner will determine his cause of death, and as of Monday night authorities had not released his name.
Where It Happened
The Wald Houses mentioned in initial reports are part of the Lillian Wald Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex stretching from East Sixth Street to East Houston Street and from Avenue D to the FDR Drive. City planning documents describe the development as a cluster of high-rise buildings with roughly 1,800 apartments, making it one of the largest public housing sites in the neighborhood. Several of its towers line East Sixth Street near the river; background on the complex is available through NYC.gov.
Investigation
The NYPD has opened an investigation into the death. Officials told the New York Daily News that the city medical examiner will determine how the man died. No arrests had been made as of Monday night, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact police.
Safety In The Area
The blocks around the Lillian Wald Houses have seen violent incidents in recent years, including a shooting near East Sixth Street last August, according to local reporting. The latest death adds to ongoing concerns about public safety in large public housing complexes on the Lower East Side as investigators work to sort out what happened inside the East Sixth Street tower.
