She boarded the NYC Ferry on a sunny afternoon…and never came back the same. East River Esther is the eerie, ooze-eyed figure who plunged into the East River and chose to stay submerged. In her episode of Creepy Backstories, host Propeller Penny dives deep with Esther to explore what she saw beneath the surface — from lost treasures and toxic tides to eel families and unexpected transformation.