In 1998, Royster was sentenced to life in prison without parole. July 17: TWA Flight 800 departs Kennedy airport and crashes in the Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island, killing all 230 people on board. October 26: New York Yankees won the 23rd World Series championship, their first in 18 years, defeating the Atlanta Braves in 6 games. Magnolia Bakery in business. The Daily Show (television programme) begins broadcasting. Skyscraper Museum established. 1997 February 23: 1997 Empire State Building shooting. May 11: Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov chess match held. May 30: Jonathan Levin a Bronx teacher and son of former Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin is robbed and murdered by his former student Corey Arthur. August 9: Abner Louima is beaten and sodomized with a plunger at the 70th Precinct house in Brooklyn by several NYPD officers, who were led by Justin Volpe. September 15: Museum of Jewish Heritage opens. November 7: A Manhattan couple, Camden Sylvia, 36, and Michael Sullivan, 54, disappear from their loft at 76 Pearl Street in Manhattan after arguing with their landlord over a lack of heat in their apartment. The landlord, Robert Rodriguez, pleaded guilty to tax evasion, larceny and credit card fraud following the missing persons investigation. The couple is presumed dead. Chelsea Market, Balthazar (restaurant), and The Mercer Hotel in business. Center for Urban Pedagogy established. 1998 January 14: 1998 Bank of America robbery. May 17: David Wells pitched a perfect game, as he and the New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins, 4–0. It was the 2nd perfect game in Yankees history. September 2: Swissair Flight 111 departs Kennedy airport and crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia. October 21: New York Yankees won their 24th World Series championship, sweeping the San Diego Padres in 4, finishing with their highest ever with 125 wins, and just 50 losses. Fictional Sex and the City television programme begins broadcasting. The Strokes musical group formed. 1999 January 3: 32-year-old Kendra Webdale is killed after being pushed in front of an oncoming subway train at the 23rd Street station by Andrew Goldstein, a 29-year-old schizophrenic. The case ultimately led to the passage of Kendra's Law. February 4: Unarmed African immigrant Amadou Bailo Diallo is shot and killed by 4 New York City police officers, sparking massive protests against police brutality and racial profiling. March 8: Amy Watkins, a 26-year-old social worker from Kansas who