Rip Van Winkle Bridge
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 9:30 am
The Daily Mail reports that a man who jumped from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge last Wednesday, and whose body was recovered from the Hudson River the next day, has been identified as a Greene County resident.
State police said Aleksandr M. Tchernikov, 45,... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 11:22 am
On Wednesday, we reported that a man had jumped into the Hudson River from the pedestrian walkway along the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.
The Register-Star is reporting that a man's body has been recovered from an area of the river north of the bridge.
State... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 - 7:47 pm
East-bound on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, which connects Greene and Columbia Counties. Photo by Flickr user Karen Blumberg. Used under Creative Commons license.
A disturbing story is unfolding tonight surrounding the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, where a man... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 - 5:46 pm
The Daily Mail and the Daily Freeman are reporting that an unidentified person fatally jumped off the Rip Van Winkle Bridge this afternoon. The Mail reports that the bridge was closed for several hours as authorities inspected a suspicious package:
The... Read more
