Man who jumped naked from the Brooklyn Bridge hit with criminal charges
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Key Points:
- Police received a 911 call at around 2:30 p.m. reporting a man climbing the north tower of the bridge, leading to the closure of pedestrian traffic.
- Before officers could intervene, the 44-year-old man, identified as Galymzhan Abaildayev, removed his robe and jumped naked into the East River.
- The NYPD harbor unit rescued him and transported him to Bellevue Hospital, where he is in stable condition.
- Authorities found a blanket and robe covered in incoherent writing at the scene of the jump.
- Abaildayev has been charged with reckless endangerment, graffiti, public lewdness, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct.
