Man climbs Brooklyn Bridge during rush hour chaos
It's unclear what the climber's motives were, but the incident brought traffic to a standstill as worried commuters looked on. The man scaled the bridge then was seen clinging onto the cables as multiple police officers 'dialogued' with him.
Eventually, he agreed to climb back down to safety. Video shows him sliding down the cable in his white socks, before being grabbed by NYPD officers from the Emergency Services Unit.
Back on the ground, his t-shirt was more visible - it was from HH Cares, the environmental and sustainability charity arm of The Howard Hughes Corporation.
It's unclear if he worked for the corporation or what he seemed to want to speak out about.
He has now been taken for a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital in New York City.
The incident closed two lanes of east bound traffic temporarily at around 8am on Thursday.
The man is shown here, during the stand off, near the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. It remains unclear why, but he scaled the iconic bridge in his socks during rush hour
Man scales Brooklyn Bridge cables during rush hour
Multiple NYPD officials convinced the man to come down to safety
The NYPD convinced the man to climb down safely after around 20 minutes
The man had multiple tattoos and appeared to have stuffed something under his shirt. His shoes were stashed in the pockets of his cargo pants
Multiple NYPD officials convinced the man to come down to safety
The NYPD convinced the man to climb down safely after around 20 minutes
The man had multiple tattoos and appeared to have stuffed something under his shirt. His shoes were stashed in the pockets of his cargo pants
Man put in handcuffs after climbing Brooklyn Bridge
The man slid down the cables in his socks before being grabbed by NYPD officers standing on top of a van. He was wearing an HH Cares t-shirt. HH Cares is the environmental charity arm of the Howard Hughes Corporation, a property development firm
The unidentified man was taken away by cops for a psychiatric evaluation at a New York City hospital
The aftermath of traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge after police had to bring a man down from the span
The aftermath of traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge after police had to bring a man down from the span
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