In 2004 a new law added offenses to Penal Code Article 490 , for crimes related to the possession and use of chemical and biological weapons . This same law also addressed hoaxes and threats of chemical and biological weapons , extended , or eliminated , the statute of limitations for terrorism prosecutions , and created a new subset of money laundering crimes , “ money laundering for terroristic purposes , ” with enhanced penalties . The original provisions of Article 490 were not substantively amended in this process . Despite the enactment of this law , most notable terrorist attacks in New York continued to be prosecuted by federal , not state , authorities . E.g. , Times Square attempted car bombing , Westside Highway attack , Chelsea bombing
Times Square attempted car bombing
2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 (New York)