The whale was spotted swimming in the East River between New York City and Brooklyn, beneath the Williamsburg Bridge.

Danielle Brown, Gotham Whale’s director of research, theorized the whale braved the heavy traffic of the East River to hunt ...

The humpback spotted splashing in the East River earlier this week has seemingly left the busy channel as quickly as it came — but not without leaving a whale-sized mark on the Big Apple.

A humpback whale was sighted in the East River this week near the Brooklyn Bridge, the first whale sighting in NYC waterways ...

New Yorkers enjoyed a rare whale sighting on Monday after one was spotted swimming in the East River. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the sighting to the Gothamist on Tuesday. At the time ...

Brown theorizes that the whale might have simply just been hunting down a meal — Atlantic Menhaden, a favorite snack for ...

A whale was spotted in the East River on Monday near the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, flashing its tail out of the water ...

People on the Brooklyn shore got a glimpse of the whale flashing its tail out of the water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard ...

The whale was first seen in the Northern Territory (NT) river over a week ago, prompting fears it may get stuck in shallow waters or hit a boat. Two others also swam into the East Alligator River ...

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