If you asked Nelson what the luckiest moment of his life had been, he'd tell you it was a day in May 2006...
That day, a scruffy young man, covered in blood, walked into his office carrying a little boy who'd been shot dead by the owner of a pizza shop during a robbery. He said he was taking over the place, effective immediately...
Nelson remembered fighting back that day, then giving in after Alvin broke one of his fingers.
He also remembered Alvin, furious and helpless, driving a van around Hell's Kitchen, then kidnapping all the notorious gang bosses and taking them to the school's conference room.
When Nelson watched Kingpin, New York's biggest gang boss, powerless as Alvin pinned his underling Bullseye to the conference table and used a cigarette lighter to burn a huge scar into his forehead, he knew the neighborhood had a new master.
Nelson had thought his twilight years would turn into a mess, but now...
As applause filled the place, the old fox in his sixties covered his eyes, tears streaming down his face.
Who could have imagined that the principal of the worst public school in the United States would have a day like this?
The President of the United States and the New York City Mayor were applauding and cheering for him from below the stage...
Manhattan Axe and Iron Man were paying him tribute with hands over their hearts...
An Alien Prince was leading a big group of teachers in a chorus of friendly boos, loudly demanding better benefits...
Nelson didn't know how other people defined a person's achievements in life, but he felt he'd just received his "lifetime achievement award"...
When Alvin had sent him to the cramped vice principal's office, he never could have imagined he'd have a