Initially, the Seaside Park and Manhattan bombings were investigated as separate incidents, but over a period of two days, the investigation yielded similarities between the two incidents, leading the investigators to determine that they were connected, and therefore that it was to be investigated as one overall composite terrorist act or endeavor, committed by the same person or party.
最初，海滨公园和曼哈顿爆炸案被作为单独事件调查，但两天过后，调查得出两起事件的相似点，调查人员确定事件有关联，因此视作同一人或同一方犯下的复合恐怖主义行为进行整体调查。