Timeline of Events

## March 2009

**March 28.**
Patient Zero infects 5 people in an office building in Brooklyn. After biting three office workers, he is put down by two NYPD officers both of which are also infected. The whole incident is regarded as a case of drug abuse. NYPD starts an investigation.

"Approximately 5:22 PM. An accident occurred in one of the office buildings in Brooklyn. Logan Lane, a 25-year male, attacked his coworkers at the closing hours of his shift. Following scuffle resulted in injuries and the death of Logan Lane, who was shot 48 times by the police called to the scene. Three others were injured during the scuffle if one can believe the initial reports. Injuries vary from trivial to critical. Was it an act of revenge? Stress? Drugs? Or maybe Rabies?! Logan Lane reported feeling unwell for weeks before the accident according to his coworkers. They say he was a decent man who rarely went through emotional outbursts. Nonetheless, NYPD regards the whole case as drug abuse and promises to get to the bottom of this!" - New York Times daily news.

**March 29.**
A special report about the Office Incident is broadcasted, drug abuse is blamed for the irrational behaviour of the Patient Zero. Three other infected attacks occur within the city - in Marcy Projects, a Sushi restaurant and Prospect park. Investigations continues, traces of drugs are found only in portion of the perpetrators.
By the end of day, 35 more people are infected, bringing the total to 40. The rumors about mysterious drugs have started spreading around the city.

**March 30.**
A gang shooting occurs in Riverdale neighborhood, Bronx. The perpetrators were allegedly associated with the New York Bloods.

In the afternoon, a massive stampede occurs in Grand Central Station. More hundred are killed and more than 500 injured. The cause of the incident was multiple infected in the crowd. News report still state the cause to be drug-affected individuals. The incident is reported to the government due to its scale. CDC begans investigation. Meanwhile, the infected count within the city reaches 400.

**March 31.**
The infection has spread past Brooklyn and is now present in Manhattan too. People who have been infected travek to other districts as well and boarded national and international flights, spreading the pathogen outside the New York. At late evening hours, it is found out that drugs weren't the cause for aggression but rather a new, previously unseen virus that was detected in some of the deceased victims of the stampede. This information is classified. It is not known when it will be revealed to the public. Infected count within the city reach ten thousand.

## April 2009

**April 1.**  During the morning news its announced that the drug cases are actually related to a new virus. CDC offically becomes present within the city. NYPD establishes 10 PM curfew to limit the infection.

Police is soon overwhelmed by calls as run-ins with infected become a regular occurance. People go out protesting in Times Square and around the city, further spreading the virus which has now reached all districts of the city. Businesses are being looted and property vandalized. NYPD struggles to keep things under control. Emergency Service Unit is deployed.

Meanwhile, the people flow out of the city is restricted by military blockades. Late at night phone lines and any communication connecting the city to the world is cut too. Quarantine begins unoffically. Infected count - 120 thousand.

**April 2.**
Governor of New York declares state emergency. National Guard units are deployed to keep riots under control, their FoB is JFK airport which is also shut down by now and airspace is being restricted only to military and emergency service aircraft being allowed to take off and land.

While National Guard set up checkpoints to restrict the flow of citizens, police are overwhelmed to the point where they are unable to respond to calls. Hospitals are overloaded the sick. Many people attempt leaving the city but are stopped by the military roadblocks outside the city. Part of them succeed to leave after extensive check. Gridlock starts forming outside the city.

Most officals and people of importance are evacuated from the city, including its major. However, not all manage or are willing to leave.

City is being pushed closer and closer to the breaking point with the infected reaching terrifying number of one million.

**April 3.**
Riots and looting become more violent, going as far as overwhelming multiple National Guard checkpoints. Due to high strain on police force, many of the surrounding correction facilities have been left unguarded causing many convicts to break free and roam the streets of New York. The bridge to Rikers Island - 10000-strong prison - is blown up, leaving both prisoners and prison guards on their own.

Outpost Hope in Bronx falls due to the amount of infected flooding it.

JFK airport - the main Forward Operating Base of National Guard in New York is breached by a large crowd of refugees attempting to enter it after National Guard refused to give any more supplies or shelter. They are brutally gunned down by troops - an order given by the superiors. Facility is saved from being overrun, however the event has impacted morale of soldiers present.

Infected - 3.6 million.

**April 4.**
Large number of emergency service workers abandon their posts due to the awfully long shifts, the situations they had to deal with and lack of resources - both food and shelter. Arguments occur between National Guard and NYPD officers, latter being largely being ignored and treated as inferior. Their objectives also split - NYPD being more focussed on saving civillians while National Guard is ordered to shoot anyone who remotely resembles an infected to prevent further spread of infection.

The National Guard FOB falls, being overwhelmed a large horde. Because of that, National Guard loses its higher command. Now with lack of order, direction and structure, remaining soldiers see their mission to gaurd local outposts as useless. Word has reached NYC that the infection has caused a havoc within the United States and worldwide. However, the soldiers group up and decide to make safezones - more for their own survival than to assist the citizens. That is announced through an improvised news broadcast. Safezones are set up in all five boroughs of the city: Staten Island Mall - (Central Staten Island), South Brooklyn Army & Marine Terminal (South Brooklyn), Citi Field Stadium (North Queens), Pier 35 (South Manhattan), Ferry Point Park (South Bronx).

 **April 5.**
Around a million survivors remain, being scattered around the city. Most of them have seeked refuge in their homes. spme wander around the city and a few seek the refuge in one of the safezones. A few are still trying to escape the city, with most attempts being futile.

After existing for little more than 1 day, Staten Island's encampment got wiped out by zombified rats. Other zones also suffered from constant zombie attacks. They won't be able to hold on for much longer. But there's hope still, the survivors haven't given up. Last news broadcast is transmitted, its host being attacked by infected live.

A cripped message broadcasted from the Staten Island's safezone tells survivors to go down underground, where it is safe. Many people perish due to that, being eaten alive by the very violent zombified rats.

Most of the National Guard camps are under constant, wave-like attacks from infected. The consumption of their supplies predict that most will be out of all within next few days. By the end of the day, most troops are demoralized to the point they plan to pull out soon.

**April 6**
Ferry Point Park safezone falls, due to both internal conflicts and undead. SItuation within the city continues worsening, many civillians succumb to the attacks of infected due to them going outside their homes in search of food.

At around 6 PM, one of facilities that's supposed to control the natural gas distribution to New York suffers a mechanical failure. That causes an extreme rise of pressure within the already old and weak lines within the city. Pipelines burst within different parts of the city, leaking the explosive gas. Minutes later, eletricity shuts down because desynchronization of the grid. It comes back online within the next 30 minutes, but sparks of eletricity simulatanously ignite the gas leaks. Parts of city, particularly West Side Manhattan and neighborhood in Brooklyns are partially destroyed by explosions and following fires. The noise draws millions of undead out in the streets. Ones that were closer to the fire source are transformed and turns into The Charred.

The sheer amount of zombies trigger a chain effect, prompting all remaining safezone members to evacuate. National Guard finally receives the permission to evacuate. By then, Chinooks sent to the city to airlift them out, The order has a twist though - they must not let civillians onboard. Remaining safezones are finally overrun, large amount of survivors are killed by the infected.

Around 10 PM, some of still standing first responders based in Grand Central Station initiate the final evacuation plan. They plan to use sophisticated New York subway system to bring all the remaining survivors and then bring them out of the the city.

**April 7**
By 2 AM, a message is sent to all still standing emergency personnell is sent, mobilizing them to assist in evacuation efforts. Subway system is used to transport survivors to Grand Central Terminal where they gather. Surprisingly, the evacuation points and HQ hold up for hours until most people that showed up are in safety. By 6 AM all evacuations points are ordered to be abandoned and evacuation enters final stage. However, Grand Central Station was soon compromised and overrun as final trains were being boarded. Furthermore, the last train derailed. Despite the casualties and rather tragic ending, the evacuation was a success with most evacuees getting out of the city. The final amount of people evacuated is not known but ranges from a few hundred to few thousand. This is also considered last day of outbreak - past this point city is fallen.