2020 in New York City
Events for the year in 2020 in New York City.
Incumbents
Events
USNS Comfort passing by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on March 30.
- January 1: New York state bail reform law goes into effect[1]
- January 5: Tens of thousands of demonstrators "marched from Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, across the Brooklyn Bridge and into Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn" "in a show of solidarity for New York’s Jewish community in the wake of a spate of anti-Semitic attacks" in the New York metropolitan area[2]
- January 6: 92-year-old Maria Fuertes is allegedly raped and murdered by 21-year-old Reeaz Khan, a Guyanese illegal immigrant[3]
- January 31: The FTP coalition held its third round of disruptive protests against a crackdown on fare evasion and an increased police presence in the city's transit system[4][5]
- March 1: New York officials confirmed the state and city's first COVID-19 case, a woman who had recently traveled to Iran. She is quarantined in her Manhattan apartment.[6]
- March 12: Mayor De Blasio declares a state of emergency in New York City and says the COVID-19 pandemic "could easily be a six-month crisis."[7]
- March 27: Around 3:15 AM, a northbound 2 train of the New York City Subway caught fire as it entered the Central Park North–110th Street station in Harlem, Manhattan. The fire killed the operator and injured at least 16 others.[8][9]
- March 30: The USNS Comfort hospital ship arrives in New York Harbor.[10]
Scheduled events
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Disinfection of New York City Subway cars against coronavirus
- June 25: 2020 NBA draft at the Barclays Center
Ongoing events
Sports
Professional
College
- 2019–20 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
- 2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
- 2019–20 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team
- 2019–20 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
- 2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
- 2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team
- 2019–20 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
- 2020 Fordham Rams baseball team
References
- "Why Abolishing Bail for Some Crimes Has Law Enforcement on Edge". The New York Times. December 31, 2019.
- "Solidarity March Against Anti-Semitism: Thousands Rally After Attacks". The New York Times. January 5, 2020.
- "ICE Director Says New York's Sanctuary Policy Led to Killing of Queens Woman". Wall Street Journal. January 17, 2020.
- "'We will not let up': activists protest NYPD subway crackdown". The Guardian. December 12, 2009.
- "Dozens arrested in subway protests at Grand Central". WABC-TV.
- "New York City confirms two new cases of coronavirus contracted through community spread". CNBC. March 5, 2020.
- "NYC declares state of emergency, de Blasio says coronavirus 'could easily be a 6-month crisis'". CNBC. March 12, 2020.
- "One dead, at least 16 hurt in New York City subway fire". NBC News. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- "New York: man killed and at least a dozen hurt in subway fire, officials say". The Guardian. Associated Press. March 27, 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- Coronavirus live updates: USNS Comfort arrives in NYC; Anthony Fauci defends extension of social distancing rules; US deaths top 2,500 Archived March 30, 2020, at the Wayback Machine by John Bacon, USA TODAY, March 30, 2020
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