Carol G. Rhodes

Alligators In New York City. Alligators have long played a role in new york city lore. The legend of sewer alligators has become so entrenched in new york city’s story that there is an unofficial alligators in sewers day on february 9th.

The question of whether alligators roam the sewers of new york city has intrigued residents and visitors alike for decades. Pennsylvania beachgoers got the shock of their life sunday when they spotted an alligator swimming alongside them on the shore.