NEW YORK (1010 WINS/ WCBS 880 NEWS) –A man is believed to have jumped from a tony Upper East Side building on Tuesday, police said.
The super of the building identified the man as Thomas Cooper, 56, a resident and broker with Douglas Elliman, according to the New York Post.
Cooper, who left a suicide note, is believed to have jumped from the top floor of 18 East 67th Street.
He was discovered on the sidewalk at around 7:20 a.m.
Emergency medical services transported him to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Vincent Scaldaferri, the site supervisor, was arriving at work when he saw a body plummeting to the ground, he told the New York Post.
He initially thought it was a sack of laundry, but upon taking a closer look, he realized it was a man.
The victim, described as wearing khaki shorts and a white T-shirt, had a gray beard and glasses.
Scaldaferri quickly called 911 within.
The reasons behind his jump remain unclear at this time.