Faigy Mayer was an American entrepreneur. She was the founder, CEO, and iOS developer of Appton, an app development company. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} She was also a member of Footsteps, a group which provides social and emotional support to former members of Hasidic Judaism. ^{[2] [5]}

Early life

The daughter of Israel and Chava Mayer, ^[2] Faigy Mayer attained her undergraduate degree from Touro College. She left the Hasidic Belz community in Brooklyn's Borough Park in 2010, when she was 24 years old. ^[5] She matriculated to Johns Hopkins University, earning a graduation degree in 2015, and later received a master's degree in accounting and computer science at the City University of New York-Brooklyn College. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

As an iOS developer, Mayer had created many iOS apps, including New York restaurant tip calculator, NYCTips, and a parking app called Carma. ^{[1] [3]}

Death

On July 20, 2015, Mayer died by suicide by jumping off from a 20th floor rooftop bar known as 230 Fifth in Manhattan’s trendy Flatiron District. ^{[2] [5]} Her death led to a spate of think-pieces about the issue of suicide amongst former members of the Hasidic Jewish community. ^[2]

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