New York City

Oklahoma City was the shorthand for the growth of domestic terrorism brewing in the '90s. Did New York City just manage to miss being known as the culmination of inchoate middle class white rage of the 2010s? Foolish to speculate, but reading the comments from the police and Attorney General, I get weird deja vu.

Investigators were reviewing surveillance footage that showed an unidentified man walking away from West 45th Street, where the Nissan Pathfinder had been parked. The police said the man was a “person of interest.” The man was seen in Shubert Alley, which runs between 44th and 45th Streets, looking furtively over his shoulder and removing a dark shirt, revealing a red one underneath, officials said. The man then stuffed the dark shirt into a bag, officials said.

Asked if he considered the failed bombing the work of terrorists, Mr. Kelly said: “A terrorist act doesn’t necessarily have to be conducted by an organization. An individual can do it on their own.”