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NYPD reveals new details after people seen leaving sewer system near Penn Station
abc7ny.com

... The NYPD is investigating after three people were caught on camera climbing out of a manhole near Penn Station wearing overalls and headlamps last week.

Detectives believe many of the underground scavengers caught on camera are migrants searching for anything of value in the sewer system.

No arrests have been made in the most recent incident near Penn Station, but detectives have identified or caught up with the men involved in other cases. They were either charged with low-level crimes that were dismissed because they are first-time offenders or their prosecutions were declined altogether, detectives say.

The NYPD says it's looking into the video, which shows a group of people climbing out of the sewer on Seventh Avenue by 32nd Street last Tuesday at 4 a.m.

Police say they are looking for three people in the August 18 incident. Police are reviewing recovered surveillance video.

Detectives learned of a scavenger culture in places like Venezuela, which saw a surge of nationals into the city during the immigration crisis, beginning in 2022.

Inspections following recent incidents found no threat to the infrastructure.

City officials stress that sneaking into manholes is "both illegal and extremely dangerous."

"DEP works closely with our public safety partners to help ensure the safety and security of critical infrastructure throughout New York City. Entering the sewer system is both illegal and extremely dangerous. Sewers can contain numerous hazards, including noxious and potentially deadly gases, unstable surfaces, flooding risks, and confined spaces. For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall," a DEP spokesperson said.

Matt McCann is a construction worker in the area and he says he's seen the underground trespassers before.

"I don't know what the hell they're doing down there because they get the waders on. You know, they got their coal miners caps going on," McCann said.

New York City's sewer system is made up of an elaborate and winding network of 7,400 miles of wastewater and stormwater pipes constructed in the 1800s. ...


Canadians broadly behind Carney's U.S. trade stance: polls
www.cbc.ca

... New polling shows some 76 per cent of Canadians support Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to break off U.S. trade talks and to fight fire with fire on the tariff front. Other recent polling shows most Canadians no longer trust the United States. ...

Trump denies US pushed Canada on French language
www.politico.com

... President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning denied that the White House had sought to interfere with the French language spoken in Quebec, as the two countries trade jabs over who is at fault for the trade war. ...

Carney on Saturday lamented what he called "threats to the French language" and "the Quebec culture," telling reporters in French that they were "unacceptable" and helped spell "the end of this phase of the negotiations."

But the president rejected those claims, posting on Truth Social: "I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!"

"In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing," he posted. ...


yeah... but....

What Pres Trump is denying was not PM Carney said.

PM Carney said nothing about Canadians speaking French.

From what I have heard reported, what Pres Trump apparently added to the negotiations (and at the last minute, so to speak) was for goods sold in the Quebec province to reduce or eliminate the need for labels to have French on them.


Who are Ontario's top trade partners?
www.funwithdata.ca

... Ontario imported $460 billion of goods and services in 2024 of which more than half ($243 billion) were from the United States. Motor vehicles and parts were the top products coming into Ontario from its largest trade partner followed by consumer goods. ...

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