AN ERA ENDS . . .

213 is retiring.

State Supreme Court Justice Leslie Crocker Snyder, famed for being tough on defendants ("If they're fairly convicted, they should be put away forever.") and given the nickname "213" for once sentencing a drug dealer to 213 years in prison, is leaving the bench to enter private practice, and perhaps pursue other options.

Tough cookie. I want to be her. Or, if she becomes Manhattan District Attorney in 2005, I want to work for her.