Quote from Swan Noir:
But to a 70 year old woman that walks with a cane seeing (or worse yet being the landing pad) would be traumatizing. I know the block he lived on well -- most New Yorkers do -- and it is far from a sleepy street.
Common sense tells you that jumping where people might be hurt is a damn inconsiderate act.
He jumped into the courtyard of the building. Not street-facing.