Queens shortly after takeoff from Kennedy airport, killing all 260 onboard and five persons on the ground. Neue Galerie New York opens. Institute of Culinary Education active. Sister city relationship established with London, United Kingdom. Liszt Institute New York opened. 2002 January 1:Michael Bloomberg becomes the 108th Mayor of New York. January: New York City is put in a "Drought Warning" after a warm and dry winter. That is upgraded to a "Drought Emergency" in March until the Fall. March 11: The Tribute in Light memorial is unveiled and lit up every day for the next month. It has since been lit up every September 11. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff. 2003 January 24: Four teenage boys drown in the Long Island Sound near City Island when their overloaded dinghy sinks. A communication misunderstanding between them and the 911 dispatcher contributed to their deaths February 15: Between 300,000 and 400,000 people participate in the February 15, 2003 anti-war protests. March 10: Police officers James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews are killed during an undercover drug sting in Staten Island. Their killer was originally sentenced to death, but this was changed to life in prison after the death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in the state. May 16: 57-year-old Alberta Spruill died of heart failure due to the use of stun grenades when police raided her Harlem apartment looking for drugs after a tip from an unreliable informant July 23: Othniel Askew shoots to death political rival City Council member James E. Davis in the City Hall chambers of the New York City Council. August 14: New York loses power in a blackout that affects eight states as well as parts of Canada. October 11–12: The first-ever Open House New York Weekend takes place, with more than 75 buildings opening to the public. October 15: The Staten Island Ferry boat Andrew J. Barberi collides with a pier at the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, killing ten people and injuring 43 others. October 25: Yankees lose Game 6 of the 2003 World Series to the Florida Marlins. November 3: The last 11 R33/36 World's Fair cars make their final trip on the 7 service, marking the end of the Redbird trains in the New York City Subway. December 17: AirTrain JFK opens, now carrying over 10 million passengers annually. Celia Cruz Bronx