{"id":830973,"date":"2026-05-29T22:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/830973\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:20:15","slug":"group-of-7-creeps-emerge-from-nyc-sewer-manhole-in-bizarre-scene-nypd-launches-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/830973\/","title":{"rendered":"Group of 7 creeps emerge from NYC sewer manhole in bizarre scene, NYPD launches probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did Splinter put them up to this?<\/p>\n<p>A crew of oddballs were filmed <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/19\/us-news\/woman-falls-into-open-manhole-in-midtown-dies-from-her-injuries-nypd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emerging from a Brooklyn sewer hole<\/a> early Friday morning in a strange scene that left New Yorkers questioning their motive.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has since launched an investigation into the gross stunt that was captured in shocking footage obtained by The Flatbush Scoop.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39529050\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-seven-people-filmed-emerging-129121342.jpg\" alt=\"A manhole cover on a city street, with cars and a building in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-39529050\"  \/>Things quickly took a bizarre turn when somebody emerged from the sewer with a flashlight in hand. Michael Nagle for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The video shows one person appearing to lift a manhole cover from McDonald Avenue in Gravesend before stashing it on the curb between parked cars.<\/p>\n<p>Things quickly took a bizarre turn when somebody emerged from the sewer with a flashlight in hand \u2013 and then another, and another, and another appeared until seven people were milling about the roadway.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Some appeared to be wearing waders and boots, and they began stripping their apparently filthy clothes off right there on the sidewalk and piling their stuff into a trio of waiting cars.<\/p>\n<p>The clip cut off from there \u2013 but the bizarre incident prompted the cops to send investigators to the neighborhood to check out the scene.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39529042\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/129121303.jpg\" alt=\"Two workers in safety vests are using tools to lift a manhole cover on a city street, with a white truck and parked car nearby.\" class=\"wp-image-39529042\"  \/>The bizarre clip was filmed around 2 a.m. near Gravesend Friday, and captured people appearing to lift a manhole cover. Michael Nagle<\/p>\n<p>Footage from the investigation, also obtained by The Flatbush Scoop, showed cops pulling one of their fellow Finest \u2013 dressed in a masked respirator and brown-stained white coveralls \u2014 out of the ground after apparently searching the sewer.<\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made, police said.<\/p>\n<p>X users were quick to crack jokes about the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid any of them have\u2026..turtle shells\u2026.on their backs?\u201d one X user commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the Ghostbusters checking out the slime,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did Splinter put them up to this? 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