Videos show people entering NYC sewers at night; residents,investigators baffled
Recent sightings of people entering and exiting New York City's sewer system have raised questions among residents and investigators. Security footage captured groups of individuals in Brooklyn and Queens accessing the tunnels through maintenance holes. The police are currently investigating these unusual occurrences.
- ▪Security cameras recorded at least three instances of people entering or exiting sewer tunnels in Brooklyn and Queens.
- ▪In one video, a group of about seven people was seen emerging from a maintenance hole in Williamsburg.
- ▪Another video showed a similar group in Gravesend changing clothes after spending hours underground.
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| Publication time | Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:57:13 +0000 |
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A series of bizarre sightings of people popping in and out of New York’s vast, subterranean sewer system in recent days has the whole city wondering what exactly is going on. By PHILIP MARCELO Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share (function () { const counter = document.getElementById("scrollToComments"); const HEADER_OFFSET = 120; function findCommentsModule() { return document.querySelector('.vf3-comments, #vf-conversations, [data-test="vf-conversations-root-element"]'); } function maybeShowCounter() { if (findCommentsModule()) { counter.style.display = "inline-flex"; } else { counter.style.display = "none"; } } // Show only when Viafoura is present…
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