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NYPD investigating video of 3 people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station in NYC

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles, from the development of Aug 23, 2026

Newest development Aug 24, 2026 · 3 reportsMystery under the streets of New York City as 3 people emerge from manhole

Video posted to social media shows people in overalls and what appears to be headlamps emerge from the manhole, one by one.

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  1. Names this update

    NYPD investigating video of 3 people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station in NYC

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    Mystery under the streets of New York City as 3 people emerge from manhole

    Headline from CBS News ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    NYPD probes fresh video of people climbing out of Manhattan manhole (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    New York police are investigating a new video of three people emerging from a manhole in Manhattan, months after similar incidents were deemed to pose no threat to the public.

  2. ABC News

    WATCH: NYPD to investigate new video of people emerging from a sewer in NYC (opens ABC News)

    Published

    ABC News's feed description

    Authorities are investigating the latest in a string of bizarre incidents in NYC of people climbing in and out of Manhattan manholes in the middle of the night.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    NYPD investigating video of three people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station (opens ABC 7 New York)

    Published

    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Video posted to social media shows people in overalls and what appears to be headlamps emerge from the manhole, one by one.

  4. New York Post

    New video shows trio of headlamp-wearing ‘mole people’ emerge from NYC manhole near Penn Station (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    A video posted on TikTok captured three men clad in headlamps and overalls hurriedly pulling themselves out of the steamy depths of a manhole at 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue.

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    NYPD investigating video of 3 people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station in NYC (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

    Published

    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Video posted to social media shows people in overalls and what appears to be headlamps emerge from the manhole, one by one.

  6. ABC News

    WATCH: Manhattan manhole mystery (opens ABC News)

    Published

    ABC News's feed description

    New video shows multiple people emerging from underground near Penn Station.

  7. The Guardian

    NYPD to investigate another video of people emerging from manhole (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Video posted on social media shows three people climbing out of sewer system at 4am, months after similar reports New York City ’s police department ( NYPD ) says it is investigating a recent video of three people emerging from a manhole in the latest such episode to cause mystery .

  8. New York Post

    NYC authorities have yet to nab ‘mole people’ in manhole next to Penn Station last week: ‘Reconnaissance, 9/11’ (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    "If you're an Iranian soldier, you need to cripple New York City? Under Penn Station? Under Madison Square Garden? Aren't all the train lines crisscrossing here?"

  9. ABC 7 New York

    NYPD reveals new details after people seen leaving sewer system near Penn Station (opens ABC 7 New York)

    Published

    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The NYPD is investigating after three people were caught on camera climbing out of a manhole near Penn Station wearing overalls and headlamps last week.

  10. CBS News

    Mystery under the streets of New York City as 3 people emerge from manhole (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Video captured three people wearing headlamps and rubber overalls emerging from a manhole in New York City last week during the overnight hours. This is at least the third such sighting, and police cannot fully explain it. Tom Hanson has more details.

  11. Fox News

    Mystery trio in headlamps and overalls emerges from Manhattan manhole, prompting NYPD probe (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The NYPD is reviewing surveillance video after three people in overalls and headlamps were caught emerging from a Manhattan manhole near Penn Station.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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