What it's like to go inside New York City's dank, dangerous, bug-filled sewers
Former urban explorer Steve Duncan reflects on his experiences in New York City's sewer system, highlighting the presence of cockroaches as the most unpleasant aspect. Recent surveillance footage has shown groups entering the sewers, prompting police investigations, although no public threat is believed to exist. Duncan emphasizes the historical significance of these tunnels and the potential dangers they pose to explorers.
- ▪Steve Duncan recalls cockroaches as the worst part of exploring New York City's sewers.
- ▪Police are investigating recent incidents of people entering the sewer system but do not believe there is a public threat.
- ▪Duncan notes that the sewer tunnels are historically significant, tracing paths of natural waterways that were converted into sewers.
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This undated photo provided by Steve Duncan, shows the Canal Street sewer in New York. Steve Duncan via AP-YonhapNEW YORK — It wasn’t the rats. Or the smells. Or the germs.No, the most unpleasant part of descending into New York City's vast sewer system, according to former urban explorer Steve Duncan, were the cockroaches.“They’re all over the place, crawling on walls, dropping down on you,” Duncan recalled this week. “They were the worst.”Duncan, 48, who now lives in Maryland, reflected on his years documenting the muck-filled tunnels running under New York after surveillance videos captured small groups of people mysteriously entering and exiting the sewer system in Brooklyn and Queens in recent days.Police say they’re still investigating the three incidents but don’t believe there’s…
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