NYPD Investigating After 1-Year-Old Found Abandoned in Stroller in Times Square

The child was found 'conscious and alert' near West 44th Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, officials told NTD.

Published: 4/22/2026, 11:56:45 PM EDT

NYPD Investigating After 1-Year-Old Found Abandoned in Stroller in Times Square — A police car drives through the Manhattan borough of New York in a file photo. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A one-year-old girl was found alone in New York City's Times Square late Tuesday evening, prompting an investigation by local authorities.

Officers with the New York City Police Department responded to a 911 call just after 11 p.m. local time reporting a possible crime near the intersection of West 44th Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information told NTD via email Wednesday.

"Upon arrival, officers observed a 1-year-old female in a stroller, left unattended, conscious and alert," the spokesperson said.

Emergency medical services personnel also responded to the scene and transported the child in stable condition to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital, roughly two miles away, to be evaluated.

Police told ABC7 NY that they have identified the girl's parents and are in contact with the mother, while the father is being sought in connection with child abandonment and custodial interference.

Fox 5 reported that law enforcement officials said the father appeared to have left the child in Times Square after having a verbal argument with the mother as they were traveling on the subway. However, the NYPD spokesperson did not return a request to confirm those details by the time of publication.

The identities of the child's parents have not yet been released, and no arrests have been made. Officials said the investigation remains ongoing.

Child abandonment is a Class E felony in New York, which is the lowest felony classification under state law. The statute applies to situations where a parent, guardian, or any other person responsible for a child under the age of 14 leaves the minor with the intent of abandoning them.

However, parents with children older than 30 days may be able to voluntarily transfer custody of the child or surrender parental rights by contacting a New York City Administration for Children's Services Field Office, according to the city's official website.

Under the state's Abandoned Infant Protection Act a parent may also safely, and anonymously abandon a newborn up to 30 days old without facing criminal charges so long as the child is left in an approved location, such as a hospital, police department, or fire station.

The Administration for Children's Services told ABC7 NY that caseworkers will review the case, and are expected to look into the 1-year-old's home situation before she is reunited with her mother. NTD reached out to the child welfare agency for comment, but a response was not immediately received.