Danielle Brown, Gotham Whale’s director of research, theorized the whale braved the heavy traffic of the East River to hunt down a meal in the channel, where Atlantic menhaden, a favorite snack for humpbacks, is known to flourish.

A humpback whale was sighted in the East River this week near the Brooklyn Bridge, the first whale sighting in NYC waterways since 2022. FOX 5's Richard Giacovas spoke with experts from Gotham Whales and the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society about the sighting.

A whale was spotted in the East River on Monday near the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, flashing its tail out of the water just close enough for people on the Brooklyn shore to get a peek, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which received multiple reports of the underwater mammal.

A humpback whale was spotted under the Brooklyn Bridge, recorded on video, marking a rare occurrence for the East River.

In an unexpected sighting, a rare animal was spotted beneath the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time in two years.

A humpback whale was spotted under the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday, the first such sighting in the East River since 2022. The whale, likely feeding on A

New Yorkers got a rare sighting of aquatic wildlife this week when a humpback whale reportedly made a surprising appearance under the Brooklyn Bridge on5. A single snapshot of the species displayed it making a big splash in the water by striking its massive tail,

New Yorkers were delighted to see a whale in the water, and the sight may well become more common as the whale population is reported to be growing off the coast of Brooklyn

Whale, that’s something you don’t see every day. A humpback made a shocking splash beneath the Brooklyn Bridge Monday — marking the species’ first visit to the East River in two years. “It’s much, much more common to see them in the ocean along the coastline.