Woman charged with leaving naked newborn baby with umbilical cord outside NYC apartment

By Adeja Shivonne

Updated July 11, 2024 5:31pm EDT

Crime and Public Safety

Mother charged with abandoning newborn

A mother is facing charges after a newborn baby was abandoned in Chelsea.

NEW YORK - A 37-year-old woman has been charged after a newborn baby was found by doormen in Chelsea overnight Thursday, according to police.

Police say Ayata Swann left the baby there and is facing child abandonment charges as a result.

The boy was found on the sidewalk alone around 3 a.m. in front of 515 West 23rd Street in Manhattan, blocks away from where Swann lives.

The baby was not injured but was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.