On the morning of March 6, 2008, an unknown individual placed a small bomb in front of a United States Armed Forces recruiting station in Times Square, located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

A security camera shows the bomber riding a bicycle as he approaches the station, dismounting the bike and planting the bomb, and then speeding off shortly before the blast.

A security camera mounted at 1501 Broadway shows an individual riding a bicycle eastbound on 38th Street and Madison Avenue.

[2] A 1980s blue 10-speed Ross bicycle was found by construction workers in a dumpster located on East 38th Street[2] near Madison Avenue.

[4] The bicycle was manufactured and sold in the 1980s at a store called "Yonkers Cycle Center" located in Westchester County, New York.

[4] New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly described the bomb as "low-order explosive" and "not a particularly sophisticated device" contained in a green ammunition box.

[16] Hours after the bombing, Democratic Party members of Capitol Hill received letters that contained the words "Happy New Year, We did it" and a picture of a man standing in front of the Times Square recruiting center.

[18] Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials appeared later in the morning in a joint news conference.

Mayor Bloomberg denounced the attack and said that it "insults every one of our brave men and women in uniform stationed around the world.”[21] John McCain’s presidential campaign released a statement after the bombing: The attempted attack that happened in New York City this morning when someone tried to harm a recruiting station in Times Square is unacceptable in America.

I know Mayor Bloomberg as well as other law enforcement agencies are actively working, and I have been assured a full investigation is taking place and hope they bring the individuals to justice as quickly as possible.