Carlos lived in a sewer in the Freedom Tunnel in New York City. He is what many consider one of the mole people - a name given to the homeless who live in the tunnels beneath New York.

Through a series of events, we've ended up in New York City, on the Hudson River with a few dozen creators and a few million oysters.

Gotham Whale is a Staten Island based non-profit organization that seeks to "study, advocate for, and educate about the whales and marine mammals of New York City, through Citizen Science." In this video from the Staten Island Advance, learn all about how you can see whales just off the coast of New York City on a Gotham Whale/American Princess tour.

"I always say, Rockaway is the new Cape Cod," says Captain Tom Paladino. You can see whales and dolphins in the New York City harbor. Gotham Whales partnered with the American Princess ship to research and watch whales in New York. The boat leaves from Riis Landing in Rockaway, Queens.