This is a chronological list of shootings committed by firearms in the state of New York which have a Wikipedia article for the shooting, the shooter, the victim, or a related subject.
| Event | Location | Date | Number killed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder of Stanford White | Manhattan, New York City | June 25, 1906 | 1 | |
| Joseph Bowne Elwell | New York City | June 11, 1920 | 1 | Unsolved |
| Murder of Monk Eastman | Manhattan, New York City | December 26, 1920 | 1 | Gangland killing |
| Arnold Rothstein | Manhattan, New York City | November 6, 1928 | 1 | Gangland murder, unsolved |
| Carlo Tresca | Manhattan, New York City | January 11, 1943 | 1 | Political assassination, unsolved |
| Arnold Schuster | Brooklyn, New York City | March 8, 1952 | 1 | Gangland murder, unsolved |
| Albert Anastasia | Manhattan, New York City | October 25, 1957 | 1 | Gangland murder, unsolved |
| Murder of two NYPD detectives | Brooklyn, New York City | May 18, 1962 | 2 | Botched robbery |
| Murder of Malcolm X | Manhattan, New York City | February 19, 1965 | 1 | |
| Clarence 13X | Manhattan, New York City | June 13, 1969 | 1 | |
| Murder of two NYPD officers | Manhattan, New York City | May 21, 1971 | 2 | Terror attack |
| Murder of Joe Gallo | Manhattan, New York City | April 7, 1972 | 1 | Gangland murder, unsolved |
| 1972 Harlem mosque incident | Manhattan, New York City | April 14, 1972 | 1 | Ambush of NYPD officers |
| 1974 Olean High School shooting | Olean | December 30, 1974 | 3 | School shooting |
| Son of Sam killing spree | New York City | July 29, 1976 –July 31, 1977 | 6 | |
| Death of Randolph Evans | Brooklyn, New York City | November 25, 1976 | 1 | NYPD officer was found to be insane |
| Allard K. Lowenstein | Manhattan, New York City | March 14, 1980 | 1 | Former Congressman killed in his office |
| Murder of John Lennon | Manhattan, New York City | December 8, 1980 | 1 | Killer found to be insane |
| 1981 Brink's robbery | Nanuet | October 20, 1981 | 3 | Robbery |
| Palm Sunday massacre | Brooklyn, New York City | April 15, 1984 | 11 | |
| Shooting of Eleanor Bumpurs | The Bronx, New York City | October 29, 1984 | 1 | Botched eviction; NYPD officer acquitted |
| 1984 New York City Subway shooting | Manhattan, New York City | December 22, 1984 | 0 | "Subway vigilante" attack |
| Death of Edmund Perry | Manhattan, New York City | June 12, 1985 | 1 | NYPD officer acquitted |
| Paul Castellano | Manhattan, New York City | December 16, 1985 | 1 | Gangland killing, only John Gotti was convicted |
| November 1986 shootout | The Bronx, New York City | November 19, 1986 | 0 | |
| Murder of Edward Byrne | Queens, New York City | December 26, 1988 | 1 | NYPD officer murdered |
| Murder of Yusef Hawkins | Brooklyn, New York City | August 23, 1989 | 1 | Killed by a mob |
| The Brooklyn Sniper | New York City | August 23, 1990 –October 2, 1993 | 3 | Serial killer |
| Assassination of Meir Kahane | Manhattan, New York City | November 5, 1990 | 1 | Terror attack |
| 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting | Long Island | December 7, 1993 | 6 | Racially-motivated attack |
| 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting | Brooklyn, New York City | March 1, 1994 | 1 | Terror attack |
| 1997 Empire State Building shooting | Manhattan, New York City | February 23, 1997 | 2 | Terror attack |
| Wendy's massacre | Queens, New York City | May 24, 2000 | 5 | Robbery |
| Shooting of Henryk Siwiak | Brooklyn, New York City | September 11, 2001 | 1 | Unsolved |
| 2007 New York City shooting | Manhattan, New York City | March 14, 2007 | 4 | Shooting spree |
| Binghamton shooting | Binghamton | April 3, 2009 | 14 | Immigration center shooting |
| Herkimer County shootings | Herkimer County | March 13, 2013 | 5 | Shooting spree |
| 2012 Webster shooting | Webster, New York | December 24, 2012 | 4 | Ambush of firefighters |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital attack | The Bronx, New York City | June 30, 2017 | 2 | |
| Death of Frank Cali | Staten Island, New York City | March 13, 2019 | 1 | Mob boss killed |
| 2022 New York City Subway attack | Brooklyn, New York City | April 12, 2022 | 0 | Racially-motivated mass shooting |
| 2022 Buffalo shooting | Buffalo | May 14, 2022 | 10 | Racially-motivated mass shooting |
| Killing of Brian Thompson | Manhattan, New York City | December 4, 2024 | 1 | Ambush of healthcare CEO |
| 2025 New York City shooting | Manhattan, New York City | July 28, 2025 | 5 | Mass shooting |
