Overview
- Police arrested 26-year-old Kevin Rodriguez and 25-year-old Samuel Reveron after surveillance showed them climbing out of a manhole on the Upper East Side and later traveling together over the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday.
- Both men are charged with criminal trespass and conspiracy; they pleaded not guilty at arraignment and were released on supervised conditions after a judge set their next steps in court.
- Investigators used automatic license-plate readers, traffic and surveillance footage and canvassing to link vehicles to the men and to locate the suspects, and authorities say a third person seen with the group remains wanted.
- A criminal complaint states one suspect told police they were searching the sewer system for valuables, including gold, and city officials warn that unauthorized entry is hazardous because of toxic gases, flooding and structural risks.
- The arrests match a months-long pattern of people entering New York sewers since May, and the NYPD says the episode has led to heightened security checks with federal partners and renewed public-safety warnings.