A baby girl was found alone, abandoned on a train platform in the middle of Manhattan on Monday morning.
Police said the baby was discovered before 10 a.m. on the southbound platform of the 34th Street-Penn Station stop of the 1/2/3 line.
The baby was conscious and alert, police said, but was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be evaluated.
There were no service delays reported at the station around the time of the incident.
The police investigation is ongoing.
The state of New York has a safe haven law, or the Abandoned Infant Protection Act, where are a parent can abandon “a newborn baby up to 30 days of age anonymously and without fear of prosecution — if the baby is abandoned in a safe manner.” In the case of the law, the parent must abandon the baby in a safe location, such as a hospital, staffed police station or staffed fire station, provided they also notify an “appropriate person,” according to the Office of Children and Family Services.
More information on New York’s Abandoned Infant Protection Act is available by calling 1-866-505-SAFE (7233).
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