Newborn baby abandoned on rush hour subway platform in Manhattan Penn Station
New York Daily News

Newborn baby abandoned on rush hour subway platform in Manhattan Penn Station

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News | October 20, 2025

NEW YORK — A newborn baby was found abandoned on a subway platform in Midtown Manhattan’s Penn Station during Monday morning’s rush hour, police said. The infant was discovered conscious and alert at the bottom of a staircase on the busy platform for the No. 1, 2 and 3 subway lines about 9:30 a.m., police said. Medics took the baby, who was conscious and alert, to Bellevue Hospital for ...

A newborn baby was found abandoned on a subway platform in Midtown Manhattan’ s Penn Station during Monday morning’ s rush hour, police said.

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NEW YORK — A newborn baby was found abandoned on a subway platform in Midtown Manhattan’s Penn Station during Monday morning’s rush hour, police said.

The infant was discovered conscious and alert at the bottom of a staircase on the busy platform for the No. 1, 2 and 3 subway lines about 9:30 a.m., police said.

Medics took the baby, who was conscious and alert, to Bellevue Hospital for observation.

Police have not yet located the parents or been able to identify the baby.

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