A whale was spotted swimming in the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge on Monday just before sunset, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The gigantic, silvery mammal was filmed flipping its tail and blowing water out of its spout near the Brooklyn shore,

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

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.

New York City onlookers were surprised on Monday when a whale was spotted swimming under the Williamsburg Bridge on Monday, emerging from the surface.