In Pics | Acts of public violence in NYC over the past 4 decades

The shooting this week of 10 people by a man who deployed smoke grenades and fired at least 33 shots in a commuter-packed Brooklyn subway car was not the first time New Yorkers have grappled with an act of violence. Over the past 40 years, New York has endured multiple subway and train shootings, bombing attempts, a vehicular attack on pedestrians and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. Here we list some attacks that New York City faced over the past four decades:

In Pics | Acts of public violence in NYC over the past 4 decades Credit: AFP Photo

1984 Subway Shooting: Thirty-eight years ago, Four Black teens were shot by Bernie Goetz, aka the subway vigilante in Manhattan at a time of the widespread crime in the city, sparking a nationwide debate on racism, gun control, and safety. Credit: Reuters Photo

1993 Long Island Rail Road Shooting: In 1993, a man opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road, killing six people and injuring 19 others. Passengers charged at shooter Colin Ferguson and held him down as the train pulled into a station. Credit: Reuters Photo

2016 Chelsea Bombing: In 2016, a pressure cooker device connected to a cellphone exploded in a Manhattan neighbourhood, injuring 30 people. The Chelsea bombing triggered a two-day manhunt that came to a head in a shootout in New Jersey. The convicted bomber, Ahmad Khan Rahimi, is now serving a life sentence. Credit: Twitter/@matt_odonnell

2017 Times Square Subway Bombing: In 2017, a man used Christmas lights, matches and a nine-volt battery to ignite a pipe bomb under a Times Square subway station. But the bomb, which was strapped to the bomber's chest, failed to launch. It injured three people and severely burned the bomber. Credit: AFP Photo

2017 Bike Path Killings: In 2017, a New Jersey man allegedly drove a truck on Halloween down a bicycle path along the Hudson River in Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring numerous others. The truck driver, Sayfullo Saipov, was shot and wounded by police after he reportedly smashed into a school bus and then ran down the highway with a paintball gun while shouting “Allahu akbar.” He was charged with terrorism and the murder of eight civilians. Credit: AP Photo

2019 Fake Bombs in Fulton Street Station: In 2019, a West Virginia man allegedly travelled to the city to plant two pressure-cooker type devices in lower Manhattan's Fulton Street subway station, triggering an evacuation in one of the city's busiest stations and affecting thousands of commuters. Credit: Twitter/@qrs