Two workers from Verizon got the surprise of their life early Tuesday morning.
The men opened up a manhole on West 58th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue in Manhattan at about 3:10AM to start their workday, but instead found the decomposing body of a man approximately ten feet beneath the surface.
The man, who may have been down there for a while, appears to be homeless, said authorities.
Investigators at the scene donned white Tyvek suits and gas masks before venturing into the manhole to inspect the remains.
No obvious indicators pointing to any initial determination of cause of death were present at the scene, said authorities, and would therefore have to wait for the results of an Autopsy to be performed by the Medical Examiner.
In addition to not knowing whether or not the man was a victim of foul play, Investigators are also working to determine how he ended up inside the manhole, as these covers can weigh up to 400lbs. The Investigation, and the mystery of this incident, continues.
A 56yr old man crossing Woodhaven Boulevard at 91st Avenue in Queens was struck by a vehicle traveling in the southbound lanes.
The driver that struck the man then fled the scene. The battered body of the man lay dead on the roadway, some distance from where a pair of khaki colored pants, a black shoe, a black glove and a black backpack can be seen on the ground.
Investigators scoured the area for witnesses and surveillance video in their efforts to piece together what actually happened and to get a lead on the driver or drivers responsible.
As of 9:40AM, A NYPD Spokesperson stated that no one has been arrested and the Investigation is ongoing.
An unidentified woman walking eastbound on East 138th Street and crossing Willis Avenue in the Bronx using the northern crosswalk was mowed down and killed by a man driving a New York City Department of Sanitation Salt Spreader early this morning.
According to sources, the 32yr old driver of the truck was also heading eastbound on East 138th Street and turning left to head north on Willis Avenue when he ran down the woman in the crosswalk. The driver then fled the scene.
As of 3:00PM today, there was no word from Authorities as to whether any charges were preferred against the driver. The Investigation continues.
A passerby called Cops after they spotted an unconscious woman lying in the sand at Coney Island Beach near West 17th Street in Brooklyn on Monday January 7th, 2019. Medics pronounced the woman dead on the scene. According to the NYPD, the woman had no obvious signs of trauma. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
People walk by on the boardwalk at Coney Island Beach near West 17th Street in Brooklyn on Monday January 7, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
37yr old James Currie, who reportedly works with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a Station Cleaner, was taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday to face a Manhattan Judge on charges of Concealment of a Human Corpse.
The corpse in question was seven month old baby boy Mason Saldana, the son of James Currie, who was spotted floating in the East River along with a backpack underneath the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side on the afternoon of Sunday August 5, 2018.
37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Investigators strongly believe that Currie, who lives in the Bronx, killed the boy sometime during the period of Saturday August 4 to Sunday August 5, when he was spotted on surveillance video leaving his apartment building with the backpack attached to his front and covered with a blanket.
Investigators were able to track his movements into lower Manhattan, where he was again spotted on surveillance video walking along the East River Esplanade with the backpack, not far from where his son was eventually found.
37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Currie then boarded a flight out of JFK Airport on the afternoon of Monday August 6, beginning a long journey – and what he thought was his escape – to the Country of Thailand. Unfortunately for him, with NYPD Detectives in ‘full court press’ mode, his plan was uncovered and Thai Authorities, who were put on alert, waited patiently for him to arrive in the Country.
James Currie was snatched from the doors of freedom upon his arrival in Thailand and promptly brought back to New York to answer some tough questions. Detectives are still gathering evidence and are not yet in a position to charge Currie with the actual murder of his son. The Medical Examiner is working to determine the official cause of death.
Police responding to a call for a ‘Wellness Check’ found 58yr old Registered Nurse Kyinar Thein dead inside a closet in her apartment at 260 Lenox Road in Brooklyn on Saturday July 21, 2018.Detectives at the scene on Saturday July 21, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Thein, who worked at Suny Downstate Medical Center only two blocks away, was reportedly found wrapped up in a white sheet after she did not turn up for her shift at the Hospital on Wednesday.
Police at this time are keeping a tight lid on the Investigation and have not yet released any information on a possible suspect or suspects, although co workers of the deceased at the scene Saturday said that a younger Nurse in her twenties, who was staying with Thein, has also not been seen and appears to be missing.
The NYPD is asking for assistance from the public in the hopes of identifying the body of a man who was recovered from the Hudson River near Battery Park in Manhattan back on Tuesday April 24, 2018. He is described as a male white approximately 45 – 50yrs old, 5’ 10”, 175lbs with brown hair and reddish brown beard. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, green pants, gray sweater and black Adidas sneakers.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the NYPDs’ Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Spanish speaking individuals can call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Information can also be provided by visiting the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or even by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All information provided will be kept strictly confidential.
Officers from the NYPD Harbor Unit recovered the body of a badly decomposed man from the Hudson River near Battery Park in Manhattan on Tuesday morning.
The body was brought to Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport where Emergency Medical Personnel officially pronounced him deceased. The Medical Examiner will determine the manner and cause of death.
This marks the third body removed from the waterways around New York City for the month of April. One body was removed from the Mill Basin area of Brooklyn on Monday April 23rd and another body was recovered from the Gowanus Canal on Tuesday April 3rd.
Officers from the NYPD Marine Unit were called to the Gowanus Canal near Nevins Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday, after the body of a man was spotted floating in the waterway.
The body, which was in a bad state of decomposition, was not lifted aboard the police boat, but rather ‘towed’ to Pier 5 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, where Detectives and the Medical Examiner conducted their preliminary investigation before the body was removed from the pier.
Photos taken of the activity at Pier 5 shows the deceased with something resembling duct tape wrapped around the facial area. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The NYPD says its’ Investigation is ongoing.