A Manhattan judge threw the proverbial book Tuesday at the Tompkins Square Park shooter who pleaded guilty to wounding two people in the East Village greenspace last year and voided his plea deal because he allegedly assaulted a Rikers Island correction officer.

NEW YORK – Waldemar Alverio, 38, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two shootings in Tompkins Square Park that occurred just five days apart in March 2024.