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Be sea-ing you: humpback whale spotted in New York’s Hudson River

Sightings of the species are becoming increasingly common as experts worry about danger posed by busy waterways A humpback whale was spotted on Thursday swimming in New York’s Hudson River, sparking a social media frenzy.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC

Brad Hoylman-Sigal, president of Manhattan borough, was among those to share a photograph of the whale on Facebook, an image taken on Thursday morning and provided by Gotham Whale, a citizen science and education group that tracks marine mammals in New York’s waterways.

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