Authorities said a resident noticed an unpleasant smell when he entered Dutch Kills Playground in Astoria on Saturday morning just before 11 a.m..
In the trash can, his friend found a baby boy wrapped in a plastic yellow bag.
The resident frantically waved his friend over, and they called 911.
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"It's just really messed up, and really foul. It's just something I really didn't want to see. Having to see kids like that and seeing babies left like that. It's just wrong," says Devon Davis.
Officials say the baby was a few weeks old, and was dead when he was found.
Detectives spent most of Saturday searching for clues in trash cans in the park on 36th Avenue and Crescent Street.
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No arrests have been made.
The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.