Cursed Woman Dies After Falling Down Stairs and Out Fifth Story Window

A woman died after falling down the stairs of her New York apartment building and out of an open window between the fifth and six floors Thursday night.

A woman died after falling down the stairs of her New York apartment building and out of an open window between the fifth and six floors Thursday night.

Here is an explanation, from the New York Times, of why a family of five—having bought a Brooklyn townhouse for $1.7 million, renovated it top to bottom for an undisclosed amount of money, and seen it burn down in a construction accident at the very moment of completion—decided it would be necessary, as a next step,…
Having failed to curb soda cup sizes, NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg has a new public health initiative: he is working to convince New Yorkers to take the stairs. This will accomplish nothing.
[A couple huddles under an umbrella during a storm on the steps to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. They might be kissing, but I'm hoping she's yelling at him for wearing a chain wallet. Pic via AP.]
Stairs are great. They let us have two-story homes and paved the way for escalators. But, as this video illustrates, when stairs go bad— they go really bad.