Police coax woman off Flushing rooftop

FLUSHING — Police responded to a call last Thursday of a jumper on a roof of a 27-story building, police said. Patrol officers engaged the victim, who was sitting on the edge of the roof, in conversation and requested the Emergency Services Unit to r

ESU officers responded to 43-70 Kissena Blvd. and pulled the victim to safety before she could leap from the ledge, police said. The victim was removed to an area hospital for evaluation.