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Manhole mystery grips NYC: Why are groups entering the city's sewers? | The Truth of the Matter
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29:49Now PlayingIn this episode of “The Truth of the Matter,” host Hena Doba examines the strange mystery unfolding beneath New York City, where surveillance videos show groups of people opening manholes, climbing into the sewer system and disappearing below the streets. With incidents reported in Queens and Brooklyn, officials say there is no known threat to public safety. But many questions remain: Who are these people? Are they connected? Are they urban explorers, scavengers or something more concerning?
Doba is joined by NewsNation affiliate WPIX reporter Greg Mocker, WPIX digital producer Dominique Jack and NewsNation contributor Tracy Walder, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent. The group explores what investigators know, what remains a mystery, the dangers of entering the sewer system and why unauthorized access to New York’s underground infrastructure carries both public safety and security concerns.
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CHAPTERS
(00:00:00- 00:12:08) More questions than answers: manhole mystery grips NYC
(00:12:09- 00:13:06) A dangerous underground world
(00:13:07-00:16:23) The most, and least, likely explanations
(00:16:24 – 00:26:15) Is the manhole mystery a national security concern?
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