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A mother, Assa Diawara, was arrested after abandoning her newborn at a Midtown Manhattan subway station; police tracked her via surveillance footage and she admitted to the act, which is legally protected under New York's Abandoned Infant Protection Act if the baby is left in a safe place.
Protesters demonstrating against the death of Jordan Neely took over a Manhattan subway stop, with some jumping onto the tracks near the electrified third rail. Police made at least seven arrests, and some protesters were still being processed hours later. Subway service on the F and Q lines was shut down for about an hour. NYC Transit President Richard Davey called the protesters' actions "dangerous" and "reckless."