Body Rolled In Red Carpet Found On Harlem Street, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — A man's body was found rolled up in a red carpet with his feet sticking out in Harlem Thursday morning, police said.

A passerby saw the man's feet sticking out of the rug while walking near West 145th Street between Bradhurst Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard about 5:50 a.m., said police.

Emergency responders pronounced the man dead and the official cause of his death will be determined by the city's medical examiner, according to the NYPD.

The man's identity was not disclosed Thursday, said police.