1-year-old girl found abandoned in stroller in Times Square

NEW YORK CITY - Authorities are urgently searching for the parents of a 1-year-old girl who was found completely alone in a stroller late Tuesday night in the heart of Times Square.

Fortunately, police report that the toddler appears healthy and unharmed.

What we know:

Officers were initially responding to an unspecified crime in the area when they discovered the 1-year-old by herself in a stroller near the intersection of West 44th Street and Broadway around 11 p.m. There were no parents or guardians in sight. 

The young child, who police originally reported was 6 months old, was immediately taken to a local hospital for a routine medical evaluation.

Law enforcement sources tell FOX 5's Hayley Fixler that the parents got into a verbal dispute on the subway before the father walked away, leaving the toddler in the stroller.

Dig deeper:

Investigators are actively trying to piece together the events that led to the child's abandonment. A witness working at a nearby food court reported seeing the stroller surrounded by a heavy police presence late in the evening.

The incident occurred just steps away from a local police precinct in one of the most heavily monitored areas of the city, so authorities are relying on video evidence. Police are currently working to pull and review footage from the numerous surveillance cameras situated on nearly every corner of Times Square.

This footage will help detectives identify the parents and determine exactly what took place.

What you can do:

The NYPD is urging the public to come forward with any information regarding this case. If you were in the area of West 44th and Broadway on Tuesday night, or if you have any information that could help identify the child's parents, you are asked to contact Crime Stoppers.