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Homeless Father Abandons Infant on Subway; Baby Found Safe

4/23/2026

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The father, a homeless-shelter resident, abandoned his 1-year-old daughter on the No. 7 subway after an argument.
Officers found the infant in a stroller on West 44th Street near Times Square after 11 p.m. and took her to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital where doctors reported she was conscious and unharmed.
Detectives placed the girl in ACS custody, released the mother without charges, and are searching for the father, who faces child-abandonment and endangering-a-child charges.

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Story summary

The father, a homeless-shelter resident, abandoned his 1-year-old daughter on the No. 7 subway after an argument.
Officers found the infant in a stroller on West 44th Street near Times Square after 11 p.m. and took her to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital where doctors reported she was conscious and unharmed.
Detectives placed the girl in ACS custody, released the mother without charges, and are searching for the father, who faces child-abandonment and endangering-a-child charges.