Harlem's First Baby of 2026 Born at Midnight
TL;DR
A baby girl was born at Harlem Hospital in New York City exactly at midnight on January 1, 2026, becoming the city's first baby of the year, marking a new start for the Harlem couple Oumy and Amadou Niang, and breaking Brooklyn's recent streak of first births.
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- Baby New Year! Couple welcomes baby girl in Harlem at the stroke of midnight ABC7 New York
- Oh Baby! First baby in the Capital Region born at midnight! WRGB
- Meet NYC’s first baby of 2026— born as the ball dropped — and the birth broke a streak New York Post
- Meet Harlem's New Year's baby Gothamist
- Liam Steven Bunay Marcatoma Was Born at 3.29 Am, Weighing In at 9lbs 5.7oz. and Measuring 52 cm. NYC Health + Hospitals
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