History of New York City

The FBI on Sept. 11 released a newly declassified document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The document details contacts the hijackers had with Saudi associates in the U.S. but does not provide proof that senior Saudi government officials were complicit in the plot.

On 9/11 I traveled by train from Bulgaria to Greece, and then drove to Halkidiki. I had next to no idea that al Qaeda terrorists had hijacked jumbo jets full of passengers and flown into the twin towers in New York City and into the Pentagon, and were foiled by brave passengers from doing the same to the White House.

A jury on Feb. 11 found a rookie New York police officer guilty of manslaughter in the 2014 fatal shooting of an unarmed black man -- an incident that fueled US protests against police tactics.

A New York City plainclothes police officer was seriously injured when he was shot in the head on May 2 while attempting to question a man from his cruiser, and authorities said a suspect had been arrested and was in custody.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio denied that the city had toughened its policing strategy in response to the riots in Baltimore after some lawmakers accused the city's police force of overly aggressive tactics in its handling of protests on April 29 at night.

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in New York and Washington on Dec. 13, stepping up demonstrations across the United States demanding justice for black men killed by white police.
      

More NBA players joined ongoing nationwide protests against police violence on Dec. 10 night and dozens of demonstrators again briefly blocked a Californian freeway.

On Dec. 6 a man was shot by a police officer in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and later died in hospital.

More than 1,500 people gathered in New York on Dec. 4 for a second night of protests against the chokehold death of an unarmed black father-of-six by a white police officer.

The crowd massed in Foley Square, near City Hall and New York police headquarters, shouting "Shut it down" and carrying placards saying "Black Lives Matter" and "Racism Kills."       

Thousands of demonstrators disrupted New York City traffic into early Dec. 4 after a grand jury decided not to bring charges against a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.