A 90-year-old woman who vanished from the Upper East Side has been found safe at home with her family, according to police. Gloria Rosario had last been seen walking northbound on Lexington Avenue near East 62nd Street, and her disappearance prompted an urgent public appeal before word came Friday that she had been located.
posted the update on X through its account, nypd19pct, writing that the missing woman “was found and is safe at home with her family,” and thanking “everyone who shared this post.” The precinct had earlier described Rosario as wearing all black with a beige undershirt and a blue hat featuring a red logo when she was last seen.
A Tense Search on Familiar Streets
Before the update, police had asked anyone who spotted Rosario to call 911 immediately, underscoring the urgency officers placed on locating the 90-year-old quickly. The stretch of Lexington Avenue near East 62nd Street where she was last seen sits squarely within the territory patrolled by the 19th Precinct, which covers the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The precinct's update confirmed the resolution.
Precinct Thanks Community for Spreading the Word
In its update, the precinct made a point of crediting the public response, thanking those who helped share the missing-person post across social media.
No additional details about how or where Rosario was found have been released beyond the precinct's statement that she is safe at home with her family. The update closes out a case involving an elderly woman last seen walking a familiar stretch of Lexington Avenue.
