So, other than being critical of the linkbait headline "suicide tourism" I have this to point out- it is now official: there is someone studying everything.
Out-of-towners traveling to New York City specifically to commit suicide have accounted for 5.3 percent of city suicides and more than 10 percent of all Manhattan suicides since 1990, according to a new research study. The two highest concentrations of such suicides took place near the George Washington Bridge, in Upper Manhattan, and in the Midtown tourism district, which includes Times Square, the Empire State Building and other skyscrapers, and most of the city’s major hotels.
Link: Study Examines Suicide Tourism in New York City - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog.