Suffolk PD, EMTs, Honored For Delivering Baby On LIE Shoulder

BAY SHORE, NY — Several first responders were honored at Tuesday's Town Board meeting for helping a woman give birth on the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway.

At about 2 a.m. on Feb. 26, expecting parents Amy and Ian Steinberg were driving to Katz Women’s Hospital in Queens for the birth of their baby.

However, Amy actively went into labor and their baby insisted on coming into the world at that moment.

The couple pulled over on the shoulder of the expressway near the Bay Shore exit and called 911.

Within minutes, Suffolk County police officers, Sgt. Justin Carey, PO Matthew Siesto, PO Arnold Reyes, and PO Kenneth Bunger arrived to help the couple.

Less than a minute after that, Brentwood Legion Ambulance EMTs: Nelson Lopez, Colin Richardson, Christina Autera, Cynthia Casteneda and Emily Cassar responded.

The team moved Amy into the ambulance, where she gave birth seconds after, to a healthy baby girl.

Mother and daughter were taken in good condition to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, according to authorities.

Amy and Ian named their daughter, Cora Baylie Steinberg. Her name has a special meaning, Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter said.

"And, I should note, baby Cora’s middle name 'Baylie,' is spelled 'B-A-Y' (for Bay Shore exit), 'L-I-E' (for Long Island Expressway)," said Carpenter. "Her first name Cora, represents the three EMT’s whose names begin with the letter C."

Amy and Cora joined the celebration via FaceTime.

"Our congratulations to the happy parents! Such a beautiful baby girl she is, with such a beautiful name," said Carpenter.