Abandoned Newborn Found In Shoebox In Queens

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An abandoned newborn girl was found in a shoebox outside an Astoria building this morning. A next-door neighbor spotted the baby, along with a white and red rose, on the stoop of a home on 28th Street, near Ditmars Boulevard. "[She] saw all the toys in the yard, and decided to leave her with the family with the babies," speculated resident Stephen Katehis.

The baby, whom police described as either white or Hispanic, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, and is in stable condition. "The baby is fine. The mother has not been found yet, but police are canvassing local hospitals," a police source told the News. The Administration for Children's Services says that if the parents are not found within a day, the baby will be placed in foster care.

A neighbor who was walking home around 3:30 a.m. last night said she heard a baby crying, but thought it was coming from indoors: "I really wish I had gone with my instincts and gone up the steps, but it was late and dark and you don't expect that. I'm so happy the baby is all right," said Shazi Dossani. The newborn joins an illustrious list of (fictional) little balls of cute who were given up early on, including Moses, Harry Potter, and the Penguin.

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By Ben Yakas in News on August 19, 2011 2:57 PM

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Guest

Moses is fictional? I guess all of Hebrew history is fictional then.

Bridget Hartzler

It's so sad that with all the laws out there to protect babies and the mothers who know they can't care for them, that they would still leave their kids in shoeboxes when they could've dropped the child off at any firehouse, police station or hospital with no judgment and ensured the child's safety.

suga7

Harry potter wasn't given up. His parents were murdered leaving him orphaned.

pillow_case

I wish nobody found him so our media wouldn't be inundated with yet another childish thing for adults to blubber about.

birdtird

Yeah, me too, i wish nobody found it, good thinking.

shutyourmouthuseyourbrain

"The newborn joins an illustrious list of (fictional) little balls of
cute who were given up early on, including Moses, Harry Potter, and the
Penguin."

Da hell? O___o Anyway glad to read the poor bb is in good health.