The Peculiar Precautions and Rigors of Guerrilla Bungee-Jumping
The Talk of the Town by William Finnegan, from 1995: High above the East River, on a dark maintenance platform under a well-known bridge, eight people take the plunge.
The jumpmaster: "'If you haven't jumped after three minutes, I'll pull you out of there, right?'" Such are the rigors and peculiar precautions of guerrilla bungee-jumping over the East River.