{"id":6085,"date":"2026-08-03T23:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6085"},"modified":"2026-08-03T23:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:06:30","slug":"exclusive-naked-nutjob-in-miracle-jump-off-brooklyn-bridge-is-kazakhstan-activist-who-plotted-plunge-on-birthday-roommate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6085","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Naked nutjob in miracle jump off Brooklyn Bridge is Kazakhstan activist who plotted plunge on birthday: roommate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The naked nutjob who jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge is an activist against Kazakhstan\u2019s government \u2014 and bragged he was going to make the daring leap on his birthday, his roommate revealed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6083\">The surprising reason why Brooklyn Bridge naked nutjob may have survived \u2018overwhelmingly fatal\u2019 plunge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was telling me he was going to do it,\u201d Josh Karadag, 43, the roomie of accused jumper Galymzhan Abaildayev told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday was his birthday,\u201d he said, adding he was recently inspired by two people who leaped off the bridge last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018I\u2019m gonna jump from the bridge and he did.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abaildayev, 44, is facing several charges after he survived the wild nude jump off the north tower on the Manhattan side of the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn man erected several flags on top of the bridge, including a Kazakhstan one \u2014 because he\u2019s a vocal opponent of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always tell him, \u2018Can you change anything in Kazakhstan? No, you can\u2019t, so live your life, brother,&#8217;\u201d said Karadag, a Turkish-born artist.<\/p>\n<p>A YouTube page shows his biking adventures through the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBatman will speech your text in Turkish, Kazakh, English or Russian on a social media or privately,\u201d a description on his page bizarrely notes. \u201cDeclarations of love, wishes, of any nature, the text will be read out and published on my page if desired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karadag said his roommate recently told him he led a boring, penniless life \u2014 and ignored his pleas not to leap off the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him not to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cI told him he would leave his mother and father behind. He said, \u2018I don\u2019t mind.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6081\">Trump lashes out at Big Oil for \u2018making too much money\u2019 during Iran war: \u2018They ought to give some of that back\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe never wanted to live,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was obvious he was going to jump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abadildayev \u2014 who is still hospitalized after surviving the 278-foot drop into the East River \u2014 was charged Monday with reckless endangerment, making graffiti, public lewdness, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD\u2019s Harbor Unit fished him out of the river after he plunged in front of shocked, screaming onlookers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Footage captured the wacko holding onto a piece of clothing or bag above his head like a makeshift parachute as he leapt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has yet to be arraigned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Monday, his housemate said the duo formed a quick friendship over their respective countries after Karadag moved into the home in May. They also live with Abadildayev\u2019s girlfriend, who is now distraught.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw his girlfriend outside this morning,\u201d Karadag recalled. \u201cShe was too upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karadag described him as a \u201cvery respectful\u201d pal troubled about the country\u2019s prime minister, Oljas Bektenov.<\/p>\n<p>A day before the jump into the river, Abadildayev railed against Meta \u201cerasing videos about political stuff with the Kazakh prime minister,\u201d according to Karadag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that makes him crazy is the politics in Kazakhstan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24\/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6079\">Trump\u2019s path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz may run through Oman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galymzhan Abaildayev&#8217;s roommate told The Post the man who jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday is an activist against Kazakhstan&#8217;s government \u2014 and bragged about making the leap on his birthday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exclusive | Naked nutjob in miracle jump off Brooklyn Bridge is Kazakhstan activist who plotted plunge on birthday: roommate - 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