Mother Arrested for Leaving Newborn at Subway Station

Assa Diawara, 30, was arrested in Queens for abandoning her newborn daughter at a Midtown Manhattan subway station, facing charges of child abandonment and endangerment. The baby, found wrapped in a blanket and reported in stable condition, was discovered during the Monday morning rush hour, prompting an NYPD investigation that led to Diawara’s identification through surveillance footage.