Sketchy trio spotted climbing from Brooklyn manhole — latest in bizarre string of NYC sewer-diving incidents

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Joe Marino, Amanda Woods

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Police in Brooklyn reported that three individuals were observed exiting a manhole around 4:30 a.m. near Bay Ridge Parkway and 17th Avenue, though they managed to flee before officers could apprehend them. This incident is part of an ongoing series of sewer-related activities across New York City, including one two days earlier where Kevin Rodriguez and Samuel Reveron were arrested after emerging from a manhole close to the Loews Regency hotel in Upper East Side. The suspects admitted to entering sewers in search of valuable items like gold that might have been flushed down drains.
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Story summary

Three individuals were observed climbing out of a manhole in Brooklyn's Bay Ridge Parkway area near 17th Avenue at around 4:30 AM on Friday morning. A passerby noticed them and called 911, but by the time police arrived, the suspects had fled without being apprehended. This incident adds to a series of mysterious sewer-related events across New York City. Two days prior, another trio conducted a pre-dawn manhole intrusion near the Loews Regency Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, close to where dignitaries including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were staying for the UN General Assembly. Among those arrested in connection with that incident were Kevin Rodriguez, 26, and Samuel Reveron, 25, both residents of Queens and Venezuelan citizens. Reveron reportedly revealed their motive was financial gain during an investigation with prosecutors.

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Topics

911 Bensonhurst Brooklyn Israeli the UN General Assembly

Subjects

Benjamin Netanyahu PERSON · 1× Bensonhurst GPE · 1× Brooklyn GPE · 1× Israeli NORP · 1× Kevin Rodriguez PERSON · 1× Queens GPE · 1× Reveron PERSON · 1× Samuel Reveron PERSON · 1× Venezuelan NORP · 1× the UN General Assembly ORG · 1×

Narrative

In another incident just two days ago, three nightcrawlers embarked on a pre-dawn sewer escapade steps from the Upper East Side’s Loews Regency New York – where dignitaries including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were staying during the UN General Assembly.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
2026-09-27 · New York Post
Sketchy trio spotted climbing from Brooklyn manhole — latest in bizarre string of NYC sewer-diving incidents · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Three people were spotted climbing out of a Brooklyn manhole early Friday – adding to a bizarre string of citywide sewer-diving incidents, cops said. asserted
cops → spot → incidents
The sketchy trio emerged from the steamy pit at Bay Ridge Parkway and 17th Avenue in Bensonhurst around 4:30 a.m., catching the eye of a bystander who called 911, police said. asserted
police → emerge → 911
But the group of men – spotted wearing bright clothing – were already in the wind by the time cops arrived and no arrests were made, authorities said. The investigation was ongoing, police said. asserted
police → spot → time
It was not immediately clear whether the three underground criminals were also connected to any of the previous manhole incursions across the city. asserted
criminals → connect → city
In another incident just two days ago, three nightcrawlers embarked on a pre-dawn sewer escapade steps from the Upper East Side’s Loews Regency New York – where dignitaries including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were staying during the UN General Assembly. asserted
dignitaries → embark → Assembly
Kevin Rodriguez, 26, and Samuel Reveron, 25 – both Queens residents and Venezuelan citizens – were arrested in connection to that stunt, cops and sources said. asserted
cops → arrest → stunt
Reveron laid out the greedy underground intruders’ motive when speaking with investigators, prosecutors said Friday. asserted
prosecutors → lay → investigators
“We go into the sewers to look for valuables that go into the sewer drains,” he allegedly told a police officer, specifying that they hoped to find “gold,” according to prosecutors. uncertain
they → go → prosecutors
A federal law-enforcement source briefed on the matter said that neither suspect appeared to have had malicious intent or posed any threat to the dignitaries staying at the hotel. asserted
suspect → brief → hotel
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