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Miracle on 34th Street: Baby girl born on NYC subway train in Midtown
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Published Feb 12, 2025
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It’s a miracle on 34th Street!
A 25-year-old mother gave birth to a baby girl on the W train stopped at the Herald Square station Wednesday morning, according to MTA and NYPD officials.
The southbound train's conductor held the train at the station after multiple passengers notified the crew they were suddenly carrying New York City's youngest commuter, NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said in a statement.
The mother and the newborn were taken to Bellevue Hospital in good condition, Crichlow said.
“This is another example of New Yorkers coming together to help each other, assisted by caring transit workers and other responders, reflecting the best of the subway community and this city,” Crichlow said in a statement. “We are thrilled that both mother and Baby W are doing well, and look forward to welcoming both of them back aboard for a lifetime of reliable — and hopefully less dramatic — rides.”
The baby's actual name was not immediately available.
Births are rare on New York City's transit system, but not unheard of. In 2012, Wanda Dueno, 24, went into labor on the J train near Chambers Street and gave birth to a baby boy. And in January 1993, 21 year old Vida Boateng gave birth to a baby girl at the Wall Street subway station on the 3 line.
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Ramsey Khalifeh is a transportation reporter on the NYC Accountability desk covering the largest transit system in the country. He was previously a general assignment reporter at Gothamist and worked on the Boston Globe's metro and copy desk. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
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Ben Feuerherd
Ben Feuerherd covers public safety and policing for WNYC and Gothamist. He previously covered federal courts for The New York Post and The Messenger. His work has also appeared in POLITICO, the Daily Beast and NBC New York. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
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