Two arrests made after men emerged from New York City sewers

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Madeline Halpert Getty Images New York officials arrested two of three men who they said were seen emerging from a manhole, exiting the city's underground sewer system on Wednesday.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested 26-year-old Kevin Rodriguez and 25-year-old Samuel Reveron on charges of conspiracy and trespassing.

Three men were seen exiting a manhole near the hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly expected to stay for the United Nations General Assembly.

In a statement to the BBC, the NYPD said it had seen a number of incidents involving people going into the sewer system to look for valuables and scrap metal after a storm.