Man falls to death cleaning his NYC Upper East Side apartment window

A 61-year-old New York City man fell to his death on Saturday

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This happened when he was cleaning a window on his high-rise apartment building

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The man dropped from a rear window on the sixth floor of the 21-story building at 920 Park Ave. on the Upper East Side

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According to the New York City Police Department, the fall occurred shortly before 7 a.m.

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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene

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The identity of the man is not yet released by the authorities

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There are no additional details available at this time

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