Key Facts

• A six-month-old baby girl was found alone in a stroller near West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue in Times Square.
• The baby was awake, alert, and unharmed when police arrived around 11 pm.
• Police are searching for the father, who often visits Times Square, using surveillance videos and talking to locals.
• New York law allows parents to safely give up babies younger than 30 days old by leaving them in safe places like hospitals or firehouses.
• For babies older than 30 days, parents should contact child services.
• The incident follows recent concerns about child safety after a seven-month-old baby was shot in a Brooklyn gang-related shooting.
• Another recent tragedy was a mass shooting in Louisiana where eight children died, carried out by their father.
• New York’s mayor described the recent violence affecting children as unacceptable.