EOC WEEK 6 FAKE VS TRUTH

Gators in the sewer?

              In this New York Times article it has been said that Alligators have took over the bowels of the new York sewers. Ever since the mid 1930's there was an article with a headline that stated   “Alligator Found in Uptown Sewer,” discovered by a child. Ever since this discovery at has become an urban legend and has even made it to the newspapers till this day that there are alligators that rule the sewers below. "It was believed the alligator may have escaped from a steamer that had traveled north from the Everglades and swam into the Harlem River and into a sewer outflow, Mr. Miscione said."

             In the early 60's this legend of roaming alligators became very popular, but later had gotten overshadowed by the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Because of his passion for this longstanding legend, Mr. Miscione, the official borough historian for Manhattan, has long been observing Feb. 9 as Alligators in the Sewers Day, an unofficial holiday to honor discarded pets or escaped beasts that have grown large below our streets. Alligators and other reptilian creatures have been found even in present day above ground  mainly in Queens and central park and even in the canals of the golf courses. However alligators have been said to be in the canals in golf courses for so long, its such a great myth that it has had its urban legend for decades and decades.