2000 in New York

none 2000 2000 The following is a list of events of the year 2000 in New York. Incumbents State government Governor: George Pataki (R) Events January January 4 – Bill Belichick resigns as head coach of the New York Jets after just one day to accept a head coaching job for the Patriots.McEntegart Pete July 28, 2006 The 10 spot SI.com http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/pete_mcentegart/07/28/ten.spot/index.html dead January 20, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026030024/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/pete_mcentegart/07/28/ten.spot/index.html October 26, 2012 January 11 – The New York v. Hill case was decided that a trial date outside the IAD's statutory time frame constituted a waiver of the defendant's right to dismissal on speedy-trial grounds.James J. Tomkovicz, The Right to the Assistance of Counsel: A Reference Guide (2002), p. 77-78. January 23 – The WWE Royal Rumble was hosted at Madison Square Garden.https://www.twnpnews.com/information/rumble.shtml WWF Royal Rumble PPV Results History TWNP January 20, 2026 February February 15 – Unit 2 of the Indian Point Energy Center experienced a Steam Generator Tube Rupture, which allowed primary water to leak into the secondary system through one of the steam generators.The Steam Generator Tube Rupture at Indian Point December 24, 2005 http://www.nucleartourist.com/events/sg_tube.htm January 20, 2026 All four steam generators were subsequently replaced.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/10/nyregion/con-ed-to-replace-all-generators-at-indian-point-2-plant.html Con Ed to Replace All Generators at Indian Point 2 Plant The New York Times 2000-08-10 January 20, 2026 Chen David W. February 19 – The Rose Center for Earth and Space reopened after it closed and got demolished in 1997.Goldberger Paul Paul Goldberger Stairway to the Stars The New Yorker 2000-01-17 http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2000/01/17/2000_01_17_072_TNY_LIBRY_000020017 January 20, 2026 March March 8–14 – The New York Underground Film Festival was held.Select by day for program times and descriptions. Over 140 films! http://www.nyuff.com/2002/realarchive/7th/ 20 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022950/http://www.nyuff.com/2002/realarchive/7th/ 27 September 2007 May May 24 – A mass murder that took place in a Wendy's. Seven employees were shot in the head and five of them died. 2 Wendy's Suspects held Ex-Employee Busted on L.I. Sets Cops on Pal New York Daily News 2019-01-11 27 May 2000 https://www.nydailynews.com/2000/05/27/2-wendys-suspects-held-ex-employee-busted-on-li-sets-cops-on-pal/ https://archive.today/20250609145104/https://www.nydailynews.com/2000/05/27/2-wendys-suspects-held-ex-employee-busted-on-li-sets-cops-on-pal/ June 9, 2025 January 20, 2026 live May 25 – The Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography took place in New York City.Signatories & Dates of Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in armed conflict UN https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-11-b&chapter=4&clang=en January 20, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425032942/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-11-b&chapter=4&lang=en 25 April 2016 live dmy-allUnited Nations Treaty Collection https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-11-c&chapter=4&clang=_en Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography January 20, 2026 June June 4 – The 54th Annual Tony Awards was held at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast by CBS.Putting It Together For PBS: How the First Tony Hour Is Created https://playbill.com/news/article/53200-Putting-It-Together-For-PBS-How-the-First-Tony-Hour-Is-Created PlayBill 20 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021011001/https://playbill.com/news/article/53200-Putting-It-Together-For-PBS-How-the-First-Tony-Hour-Is-Created 21 October 2012 2 June 2000 June 11 – Over fifty women reported being harassed or assaulted at the Puerto Rican Day Parade.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/13/nyregion/35-scary-minutes-women-tell-police-of-assaults-in-park.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 35 Scary Minutes: Women Tell Police Of Assaults in Park Chivers C. 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Kevin Flynn June 13, 2000 The New York Times 1 January 20, 2026 June 20 – Amanda Milan was murdered in the street near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/regional/072400ny-victim-milan.html Watershed of Mourning At the Border of Gender: Slain Prostitute was Damon and Amanda 2000-07-24 January 20, 2026 The New York Times Siegal Nina August August 5 – Nearly 85,000 unionized Verizon workers went on strike to protest Verizon's plan to shut down their factory and move to non-union areas.Verizon strike, day three https://money.cnn.com/2000/08/08/companies/verizon_strike/ CNN Money 20 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20050320162238/https://money.cnn.com/2000/08/08/companies/verizon_strike/ 20 March 2005 8 August 2000 August 28–31 – The Millennium Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders was held in New York City.Hubbard Benjamin 2002 The United Nations Initiative in Engaging Religion in Peace-building Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism 3 78–85 September September 7 – The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards was hosted by Marlon and Shawn Wayans at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.MTV covers the spectrum https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104245640/the-akron-beacon-journal/ Akron Beacon Journal July 27, 2000 Newspapers.com January 20, 2026Mancini Rob Eminem, *NSYNC lead Video Music Awards nominees http://www.mtv.com/news/1428596/eminem-nsync-lead-video-music-awards-nominees/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220623015701/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428596/eminem-nsync-lead-video-music-awards-nominees/ dead June 23, 2022 MTV News July 25, 2000 January 20, 2026 September 6–8 – The Millennium Summit, which was the largest modern meeting among world leaders was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.http://www.undemocracy.com/generalassembly_55/meeting_3 General Assembly Session 55, Meeting 3 6 September 2000 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070710155019/http://www.undemocracy.com/generalassembly_55/meeting_3 10 July 2007 dmy-allhttp://www.undemocracy.com/generalassembly_55/meeting_8 General Assembly Session 55, Meeting 8 8 September 2000 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234255/http://www.undemocracy.com/generalassembly_55/meeting_8 26 September 2007 dmy-all September 17 – The WCW Fall Brawl took place from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo.http://www.wcwwrestling.com/2000/09/calendar/ WCW September Calendar January 20, 2026 September 19, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20000919104034/http://www.wcwwrestling.com/2000/09/calendar/ October October 8 – Two molotov cocktails were thrown, but did not ignite, at the door of the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale.Hate-Crime Law Cited in Synagogue Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/19/nyregion/hate-crime-law-cited-in-synagogue-attack.html January 20, 2026 The New York Times 2000-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150527135742/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/19/nyregion/hate-crime-law-cited-in-synagogue-attack.html 2015-05-27 October 21–26 – For the first time since 1956, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets faced off in the World Series with the Yankees winning 4 to 1.https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_WS.shtml 2000 World Series Baseball-Reference January 20, 2026 October 22 – An event by the WWF took place at the Pepsi Arena in Albany.http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/2000/results No Mercy 2000 results World Wrestling Entertainment January 20, 2026 October 22, 2000 November November 7: Al Gore won the electoral votes of the state in the 2000 United States presidential election in New York.http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=36&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2000 - New York January 20, 2026 Hillary Clinton defeated Rick Lazio in the 2000 United States Senate election in New York.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives June 21, 2001 January 20, 2026 All 31 seats were up for reelection in the 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York.June 2001 Federal Elections 2000: Election Results for the U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections00.pdf January 20, 2026 Federal Elections Commission December December 12 – The Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children was signed in New York City.Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVIII-12-b&chapter=18&clang=_en 20 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260115001304/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVIII-12-b&chapter=18&clang=_en 15 January 2026 15 November 2000https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVIII-12-a&chapter=18&clang=_en UNODC – Signatories to the CTOC Trafficking Protocol United Nations January 20, 2026 December 13 – The 66th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2000, were announced.Shirkani K.D. Bing Jonathan Stuck on 'Traffic' (N.Y. Crix Pix) https://variety.com/2000/film/awards/stuck-on-traffic-n-y-crix-pix-1117790489/ January 20, 2026 Variety 12 December 2000 December 27 – A significant winter storm impacted the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, causing heavy snowfall and flight cancellations.Winter Storm Summary for December 30, 2000 https://www.weather.gov/media/phi/StormReports/WSS20001230.pdf 20 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250319042300/https://www.weather.gov/media/phi/StormReports/WSS20001230.pdf 19 March 2025 30 December 2000 See also 2000 in the United States References Category:2000 in the United States