23 year old daughter of Billy Joel and , Alexa Ray Joel, was rushed to a hospital in Manhattan after she presumably downed a "handful" of sleeping pills in a failed suicide bid. After paramedics responded to a 911 call which came in around 12:30 pm, she was rushed to the St. Vincent's Medical Center. The call had been made form Alexa's apartment in West Village.

Medical officials were informed by the Fire Department officers that she had taken as many as 8 pills and was having trouble inhaling.