New York (CNN) -- The man accused of attempting to set off a car bomb in Times Square considered other targets in and around New York before the failed attack, an investigator said. 

Faisal Shahzad, 30, pondered attacks on Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Terminal, the World Financial Center and Connecticut helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, going so far as to case some of the targets, a senior counterterrorism official with oversight of the investigation said Tuesday. 

Dressed in a gray sweatsuit, free of handcuffs, Shahzad appeared before a federal magistrate on Tuesday afternoon to hear the charges against him. As he walked into courtroom, Shahzad gave a slight smile to his public defender, Julia Gatto. At the end of the hearing, Gatto requested that Shahzad be served halal food -- prepared according to Islamic dietary laws -- while jailed. 

Gatto did not object to the government's request that he remain in federal custody. He did not enter a plea, and Magistrate Judge James Francis set his next hearing for June 1. 

Shahzad faces five counts in connection with the attempted bombing in Times Square on May 1. He could face life in prison if convicted. 

The Pakistani-born naturalized U.S. citizen has been in federal custody since his arrest two days after the bomb attempt. During that time, he "has provided valuable intelligence from which further investigative action has been taken," the U.S. attorney's office said. 

After 15 days of questioning, Shahzad invoked his right to an attorney at Tuesday's hearing, a federal law enforcement official said. 
What is he accused of?
where?
Where is that?
Was that his first choice?
Who is he?
How old is he?
Is he a citizen?
Is he a natural born?
Where is he from?
When was he arrested?
Did he help the investigators?
How
Did he plead?
When did he ask for a Lawyer?
When was the attempt?
What is the sentence if found guilty?
Who is his lawyer?
What did she request?
What is that?
What was another place he considered?
attempting to set off a car bomb
attempting to set off a car bomb
Times Square
Times Square
New York City
New York
No
considered other targets in and around New York before the failed attack
Faisal Shahzad
Faisal Shahzad
30
30
Yes
The Pakistani-born naturalized U.S. citizen
no
The Pakistani-born naturalized U.S. citizen
Pakistan
Pakistani
two days after the bomb attempt
 two days after the bomb attempt
yes
"has provided valuable intelligence from which further investigative action has been taken
provided valuable intelligence
provided valuable intelligence
No
He did not enter a plea
After 15 days of questioning
After 15 days of questioning
May 1
May 1
life in prison
 life in prison
Julia Gatto
Julia Gatto
that Shahzad be served halal food
that Shahzad be served halal food
Islamic dietary laws
Islamic dietary laws
the World Financial Center
the World Financial Center 