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New NYC mole people mystery as 3 spotted ducking into sewer manhole

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Vago, S., Fitz-Gibbon, J., & Danbara, K. (2026, October 11). New NYC mole people mystery as 3 spotted ducking into sewer manhole. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/new-nyc-mole-people-mystery-as-3-spotted-ducking-into-sewer-manhole/

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Police responded to a report early Sunday morning of three men entering a Manhattan sewer manhole near West 141st Street following a 911 call. At least one man was later seen leaving and getting into a silver car, though firefighters who arrived later deemed the incident unfounded. This sighting is part of a series of recent reports across New York City involving mysterious individuals accessing the city’s sewer system, with some officials speculating that these intruders are scavenging for lost valuables.

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In early October 2026, police responded to a report around 1 a.m. of three men climbing into a manhole on West 141st Street in Manhattan's Upper West Side. At least one of the men was later seen exiting and getting into a silver car before fleeing. This incident follows several other sightings, including an event last September where three individuals were spotted entering a Brooklyn sewer at Bay Ridge Parkway and 17th Avenue but escaped before police could arrive. In addition, earlier in October, two men named Kevin Rodriguez and Samuel Reveron were arrested for trespassing under an Upper East Side hotel during the UN General Assembly visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. City officials speculate that these underground intruders might be scavenging for valuables like coins or scrap metal lost in sewers.

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Cops responded to a report of three men climbing into a Manhattan manhole early Sunday morning in the latest sighting of mysterious intruders in the Big Apple underground, police said. asserted

police → respond → Apple

Police were dispatched to West 141st Street between Hamilton Place and Amsterdam Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. following a 911 call reporting that the trio was spotted climbing into the sewer, cops said. asserted

cops → dispatch → sewer

Eyewitnesses said at least one of the men was later seen climbing out and hopping into a silver-colored vehicle and taking off to parts unknown, with the incident under investigation, an NYPD rep said. asserted

rep → say → investigation

Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 1:30 a.m. and described the report as “unfounded.” asserted

Firefighters → call → report

However, the report comes after numerous accounts — and creepy surveillance video footage — showing unidentified trespassers climbing in and out of the city’s sewer system in recent months. asserted

trespassers → come → months

Last month, two men, Kevin Rodriguez and Samuel Reveron, were busted after roaming through the underground beneath an Upper East Side hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stayed while in town for the UN General Assembly. asserted

Netanyahu → bust → Assembly

This summer, another trio of mole men wearing overalls and headlamps crawled out of the ground a block away from Madison Square Garden at 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. asserted

trio → wear → Manhattan

Another sighting came in September last year, when three people were spotted climbing out of a Brooklyn manhole at Bay Ridge Parkway and 17th Avenue in Bensonhurst around 4:30 a.m., with all of them taking off before police were able to respond to a 911 call. asserted

police → come → call

City officials speculate that the underground trespassers could be scavenging for valuables like coins, wallets, scrap metal or jewelry that were lost and ended up in the sewers. uncertain

that → speculate → sewers

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