Mother of baby abandoned at New York subway stop charged with endangering child

The mother of a newborn girl who was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station with her umbilical cord still attached was arrested early Wednesday, city police said.

The mother of a newborn girl who was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station with her umbilical cord still attached was arrested early Wednesday, city police said.

The 30-year-old Queens woman was taken into custody shortly before 3 a.m. and charged with abandoning and endangering a child. She was expected to appear in court later in the day Wednesday.

Her arrest comes a day after police released images of a woman wanted for questioning and asked the public's help in identifying her. The woman was recorded in a 2-second security camera video clip on a busy city sidewalk carrying something that appears to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it like someone would hold a baby.

The baby girl was discovered Monday morning in a passageway at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway stop during the typically crowded morning rush hour. The subway stop is attached to the broader Penn Station complex — the country's busiest rail hub, which sits underneath Madison Square Garden arena.

The infant was unattended and wrapped in a blanket, police said. She was taken to a hospital for an evaluation and listed in stable condition. Police were called to the scene on reports of an unidentified person leaving the baby at the station and leaving on foot.