Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSeven individuals were captured on surveillance footage emerging from a manhole in Brooklyn's Gravesend neighbourhood around 2 am on Friday, before quickly departing in waiting vehicles. The group, some appearing to wear specialist gear such as waders, gloves, and heavy-duty boots, removed a manhole cover and climbed out of the sewer system one by one. This incident occurred approximately an hour after a similar group of eight people was observed entering and later exiting a sewer manhole in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, around 1 a.m. The New York Police Department (NYPD) is currently investigating both occurrences to ascertain if they are connected, though the reason for the individuals being underground remains unknown. The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has warned that entering the sewer system is illegal and highly dangerous due to potential hazards like noxious gases and unstable conditions. In fullCops baffled after seven people filmed emerging from Brooklyn manhole, changing clothes and disappearingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

There’s no threat to the public and officers have scoured the sewer system to make sure “nothing nefarious had been left behind,” a law enforcement source said.

Since May 5, at least three of the unexplained sewer incidents have been recorded in Brooklyn and Queens.

Investigation follows circulation of videos showing groups climbing out of sewer systems across the city at night

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.

Security cameras have recorded at least three night time instances where groups of people entered or exited sewer tunnels via maintenance holes on streets in Brooklyn and Queens.

Groups of people going into and coming out of the New York sewers have been caught on CCTV.

De politie in New York onderzoekt beelden die de laatste weken rondgaan op sociale media. Daarin is te zien hoe groepen mannen het rioolstelsel van de stad ingaan en uit klimmen.

De politie in New York onderzoekt beelden die de afgelopen weken rondgaan op sociale media. Daarin is te zien hoe groepen mannen het rioolstelsel van de stad in- en uitklimmen.

Mole people? Mario brothers? Ninja turtles? Bizarre sightings of people entering ad leaving the city’s vast sewer system has left residents wondering what’s going on and sparked a…

Una serie di bizzarri avvistamenti di persone che entrano ed escono dal vasto sistema fognario sotterraneo di New York City porta la città a chiedersi cosa stia succedendo…

New York police are investigating multiple sightings of mysterious groups entering the city's sewers at night.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSeven individuals were captured on…

Videos virales en redes sociales expusieron a bandas de hasta ocho personas saliendo de las tapas de mantenimiento en plena madrugada en barrios como Williamsburg y Astoria.Aunque…

The NYPD is investigating a string of nighttime sewer descents across Brooklyn and Queens — and the best theory is that someone's looking for something.

The Gravesend incident came about an hour after a similar group was spotted entering and exiting a sewer on the other side of Brooklyn

New York City authorities are grappling with a perplexing mystery after a series of bizarre sightings revealed groups of people emerging from and descending into the city’s…

Dos recientes incidentes se registraron en las zonas de Gravesend y Williamsburg.

Las autoridades analizan varias grabaciones que muestran a personas ingresando y saliendo del sistema subterráneo en Brooklyn y Queens.

Washington Post: 'These guys looked like the Ninja Turtles. Very strange, man.'

A Brooklyn e Queens gruppi di persone emergono dalle fognature di notte con attrezzi. La polizia indaga.