Manny Boitel was a beloved doorman at the St. Tropez condo in Lenox Hill. He was killed when his car was hit by a car being driven by an alleged drunk, off-duty NYPD Sgt. going the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway. She was arrested March 2.
Manny Boitel was a beloved doorman at the St. Tropez condo in Lenox Hill. He was killed when his car was hit by a car being driven by an alleged drunk, off-duty NYPD Sgt. going the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway. She was arrested March 2. ( Photo: GoFundMe)

An NYPD sergeant was charged with driving drunk and going the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway, killing a doorman who was just about to retire after more than 30 years as a doorman at the St. Tropez condos.

NYPD Sgt. Finally Charged in Death of Beloved UES Doorman
05 Mar 2026 | 03:11
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An NYPD sergeant was charged on March 2 in the death of beloved Upper East Side doorman when the car that she was driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway slammed into the car being driven by Manuel Boitel.

The officer, Tiffany Howell, was said by prosecutors to have a blood alcohol level of...

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