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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in New York.

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Events

January

February

  • February 6 – New York City Police Sergeant Erik Duran is convicted of manslaughter in the death of Eric Duprey, who crashed after Duran threw a drink cooler at Duprey's scooter during a drug sting in 2023.[12]
  • February 9 – The National Park Service removes a pride flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument.[13]
  • February 17 – Five people, including a firefighter, are injured in a gas explosion at a Boonville church.[14]
  • February 23 – Following a large blizzard in the northeast U.S., two NYPD officers are hit by snowballs during a snowball fight at Washington Square Park. The following day, the NYPD posts on social media seeking tips for two suspects for assault on a police officer.[15] One suspect is arrested on February 26, but the district attorney declines to bring felony charges against him.[16]
  • February 24 – Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind Rohingya refugee who had been reported missing in Buffalo on February 19, is found dead. Shah Alam had been detained by the United States Border Patrol following his release from jail, with officers leaving him at a coffee shop located near a previous address, though he no longer lived at that location.[17] His death is later ruled a homicide.[18]
  • February 26 – ICE agents detain a Columbia University student from Azerbaijan in her residence hall. Acting president of Columbia Claire Shipman releases a letter saying that ICE agents "made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building". The same day, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is in Washington, D.C., announces that he spoke to President Trump and that the student would be released.[19]
  • February 27

March

April

May

  • May 1 – Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College since 1975, announces he will retire at the end of June following scrutiny over his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein.[36]
  • May 2 – ICE agents detain a Nigerian immigrant in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Agents take him to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where clashes break out between protesters and NYPD officers. Eight people are arrested.[37]
  • May 4 – The Met Gala is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[38]
  • May 15 – A judge declares a mistrial in the New York rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. It is the third mistrial in this case.[39]
  • May 16 – Thousands of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) workers go on strike, shutting down rail service.[40] An agreement is reached and the strike ends on May 19.[41]
  • May 18 – A federal judge rules that, barring exceptional circumstances, federal agents cannot make arrests in or around three Manhattan federal buildings where immigration proceedings take place.[42]
  • May 22 – One person is killed and 36 injured in an explosion at a Staten Island shipyard.[43]
  • May 27 – Governor Hochul signs a bill that prohibits local police departments from working with ICE.[44]
  • May 31 – The annual Israel Day parade is held in New York. Mayor Mamdani does not attend, the first mayor to do so since the parade's conception in 1961.[45]⁠

June

July

August

  • August 8 – Two people, including a 5-month-old baby, are killed after a boat capsizes in New York Harbor.[72]
  • August 14 – In federal court, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking charges related to the killing of Brian Thompson.[73]
  • August 20 – The FBI announces an Albany woman was arrested for plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol. The complaint says the woman communicated with an informant posing as an ISIS facilitator and was given a gun and money to buy nail bomb ingredients by FBI agents posing as co-conspirators.[74]
  • August 27 – President Trump signs an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in the United States.[75]
  • August 28 – A man sets himself on fire in the lobby of 315 Hudson Street in Manhattan. The building houses the New York offices of Google, though the company indicates they were not the target of the incident. The man survives and is charged with arson.[76]

Scheduled

Sports

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ↑ Helmore, Edward (January 1, 2026). "Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City". The Guardian. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ Cavallaro, Nicolette (2026-01-03). "N.Y. marks historic first with proclamation recognizing Muslim American Heritage Month". Staten Island Live. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  3. ↑ Sisak, Michael R.; Neumeister, Larry; Tucker, Eric (January 5, 2026). "Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges". The Associated Press. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Cook, Sara; Quinn, Melissa (January 6, 2026). "Trump administration halting $10 billion in social service funding to 5 Democratic states". CBS News. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ Hill, Michael (January 8, 2026). "Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James". The Associated Press. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Shaffrey, Ted; Peltz, Jennifer; Martin, David R. (January 12, 2026). "Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals". The Associated Press. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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  13. ↑ Stack, Liam (February 10, 2026). "Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
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