2020 in New York City

Incumbents

• Mayor of New York City: Bill de Blasio
• Speaker of the New York City Council: Corey Johnson
• New York City Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams
• New York City Comptroller: Scott Stringer

  Events

• January 1: New York state bail reform law goes into effect
• 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
• January 6: 92-year-old Maria Fuertes is allegedly raped and murdered by 21-year-old Reeaz Khan, a Guyanese illegal immigrant
• 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
• March 1: New York officials confirmed the state and city's first coronavirus case, a woman who had recently traveled to Iran. She is quarantined in her Manhattan apartment.
• March 12: Mayor De Blasio declares a state of emergency in New York City and says the coronavirus outbreak "could easily be a six-month crisis."
• 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.
• March 30: The hospital ship arrives in New York Harbor.

  Scheduled events

• June 25: 2020 NBA draft at the Barclays Center

  Ongoing events

• COVID-19 pandemic in New York City

  Sports

Professional

• 2019–20 Brooklyn Nets season
• 2019–20 New York Knicks season
• 2019–20 New York Rangers season
• 2019–20 New York Islanders season
• 2020 New York City FC season
• 2020 New York Excelsior season
• 2020 New York Mets season
• 2020 New York Yankees season

  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