New Alligator Sightings in New York
A new sighting of an alligator in a New York City sewer has prompted renewed interested in finding the reptiles. In recent years, the rumors about the urban legend had seemed to die down, but the recent sighting has revived one of the city's most enduring tales. And it’s all thanks to a sanitation worker who reported his startling encounter deep below the city streets.
James Roberts, a veteran worker with the Department of Environmental Protection, claimed to have seen what he described as a "large, scaly creature" while performing routine maintenance in a sewer tunnel in Lower Manhattan. "I’ve heard the stories, but I never believed them," Roberts said. "But then I saw it. At first, I thought it was just a big rat or maybe a stray dog that got lost down there, but as I got closer, I re...