NEW YORK — A New York man accused of plotting an attack on behalf of the Islamic State group in 2019 was sentenced to nine years in prison by a federal judge Tuesday.

Awais Chudhary, 25, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan and living in the New York City borough of Queens, pleaded guilty in June to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.

Prosecutors said Chudhary was planning a knife or bomb attack on targets in Queens, including pedestrian bridges over Grand Central Parkway and the Flushing Bay Promenade. According to court documents, Chudhary was radicalized after watching and sharing violent content, including knife attacks and beheadings, for more than 16 months.

“After consuming violent ISIS propaganda for more than a year, the defen

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