Newborn baby girl found unattended at NYC’s Penn Station, police say

NEW YORK CITY WCBS WLNY A newborn baby girl with her umbilical cord attached was discovered unattended at a New York City subway station during the morning rush in Manhattan police disclosed The NYPD explained the child was discovered wrapped in a sheet at around a m Monday on the moves leading down to the southbound and trains at the th Street and th Avenue stop at Penn Station Investigators closed off the stairwell to collect evidence The girl was conscious alert and did not appear to have any injuries police noted She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition Miracle on th Street Investigators are trying to determine how long the baby was left on the stops before she was detected and locate the responsible party or parties Police announced there was no sign of the baby s mother Investigators are now reviewing surveillance video from inside the station to determine who may have left the child Police reported no evidence has been identified indicating the baby being born in the station and nothing indicates the birth was on a train MTA New York City Transit president Demetrius Crichlow praised police officers who took the newborn to the hospital themselves instead of waiting for paramedics to respond Just grateful for the work of the NYPD in responding and caring for the baby Crichlow disclosed I m calling it the miracle on th Street I don t know how someone could do that to a little baby it s really sad commuter Hibah Agha noted It s really unsanitary it s really unsafe to just leave the poor baby out here I m glad someone was able to do something about it I m a new parent my girl is months So I can t imagine the desperation that they must ve felt to do that commuter Susan Lee reported That s insane honestly I m so sorry to hear that commuter Louis Ospjna stated It is a felony to abandon a child under the age of New York State s Abandoned Infant Protection Act allows a parent to abandon a newborn baby up to days of age anonymously if the child is left in a safe space like a fire station police station or hospital and in a safe manner