Crime & Safety

Mom Goes Into Labor On Canal Street In Chinatown, FDNY Says

The Fire Department got a call about a woman about to give birth on Canal Street Thursday morning, FDNY said.

The Fire Department got a call about a woman about to give birth on Canal Street Thursday morning, FDNY said.
The Fire Department got a call about a woman about to give birth on Canal Street Thursday morning, FDNY said. (Courtesy of Tim Lee)

CHINATOWN, NY β€” A mother went into labor on Canal Street Thursday morning, the Fire Department said.

The FDNY got a call about 11:50 a.m. for imminent birth near 268 Canal St. between Lafayette St. and Broadway at the edge of SoHo and Chinatown, a department spokesman said.

Two units were still at the intersection about 12:30 p.m., the spokesman said.

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