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New York City’s First Baby of 2026 Arrives at Harlem Hospital at Midnight

The delivery underscores NYC Health + Hospitals’ role in providing maternity care across its 11 facilities.

Overview

  • Delivered at exactly 12:00 a.m. on Jan. 1 at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, the newborn girl weighed 7 pounds 2.8 ounces and measured 21.26 inches.
  • The parents are Oumy and Amadou Niang, and this is their fifth child.
  • According to the hospital system, three of the Niang family’s previous children were also born at Harlem Hospital.
  • Hospital and local reports say the mother and baby are doing well.
  • The midnight birth breaks a recent pattern of Brooklyn hospitals welcoming the city’s first baby, as other early arrivals were also reported, including a 12:56 a.m. birth at NYU Langone.