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New York City police on Tuesday released photos of a woman wanted for questioning after a newborn baby with her umbilical cord still attached was found abandoned in a busy Midtown neighborhood. Manhattan subway station.
The child was found abandoned in a corridor on 34th Street on Monday-penn station The subway generally stops during the morning rush hour. The subway stop is connected to the extensive Penn Station complex – the nation’s busiest rail hub, located below Madison Square Garden Arena.
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who is seen in a 2-second security camera video clip on a city sidewalk carrying something that appears to be wrapped in a bundle and being held as if someone were holding a baby. Police It is being described as a case of endangering the welfare of the child.
Police said the infant was found abandoned and wrapped in a blanket. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation and was reported to be in stable condition.
Police said they received a report that an unknown person had left the child at the station and ran away. Officers then closed off a portion of the corridor and stairs with yellow tape.
“I’m calling it the ‘Miracle on 34th Street,'” New York City Transit Chairman Demetrius Critchlow told reporters, alluding to the classic Christmas movie.
New York has a law that allows parents to leave a newborn baby up to 30 days old at a hospital, staffed by police or a fire station, without fear of prosecution.