The 81-year-old waiter Shea Stadium's Diamond Club has for decades dedicated his spare time to

volunteering in Third World countries, making humanitarian trips all over the world.

* New York's Bravest
Jeffrey Johnson

On Sept. 11, the Engine Co. 74 firefighter rescued three civilians trapped inside the Marriott, which had been badly damaged by the collapse of the neighboring Twin Towers.

* Community
Dr. Nicoletta Pallotta

In 1995, she wanted empower women, she founded Brooklyn Women's Services, is now the largest women's health center the city. It has treated more than 15,000 patients.

* Courage
James Wolters

When two nurses who work on Rikers Island were trapped after their car accidentally backed into the East River, the correction officer dived in to rescue them.

* Educator
Thomas Porton

The Bronx teacher drives high-school student volunteers from Monroe Campus Schools to street corners around the city to educate young people about AIDS and HIV.

* Freedom
Antonio Nino Vendome

On Sept. 13, 2001, Vendome a native of Italy, turned his restaurant, Nino's, at 431 Canal St., into "America's kitchen" for Ground Zero workers and served them free food for five months.

* Young Heart
Jonathan Stewart

On Sept. 11, the then 17-year-old high-school student left the safety St. Peter's Church to into the street and offer helping hand to a police sergeant blinded by the whirling debris.

* Leadership
Chief John Jonas

On Sept. 11, Jonas led five of his fellow Ladder 6 firefighters and an injured woman - all trapped in Tower One when it collapsed - to safety.

* New York's Finest
Shaun McGill

On Sept. 11, the rookie cop ran into Tower One, tore off his uniform shirt to help a woman who was on fire, and then went on to rescue, evacuate and administer aid to dozens more.

* Lifetime Achievement
Yvonne Rhem-Tittle

Dr. Richard Leinhardt In 1960, Rhem-Tittle was a single mother on public assistance in the South Bronx who volunteered at St. Augustine's so her daughters could attend school for free. Four decades later, she became its principal.

Leinhardt, a Park Avenue plastic surgeon, has treated NYPD officers with serious injuries for free since 1979 as his way "of paying back these people for all the things they do to make our lives livable."