The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator

From U.S. News & World Report
The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator
February 06, 2009 04:50 PM ET
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
Fran Drescher seems to have a thing for jobs that last six years. First it was The Nanny, the sitcom that ran from 1993 to 1999 and, through reruns, continues to win her fame [...]

Queens Woman in JetBlue tussle grounded for 5 years

From BusinessWeek
Queens Woman in JetBlue tussle grounded for 5 years
DENVER
A woman accused of punching an airline attendant who tried to stop her from smoking during a flight has been sentenced to five years of probation, during which she can’t fly on commercial airlines.
Christina Elizabeth Szele (ZELL’-ee) of Queens, N.Y., was ordered Thursday to pay $7,987 [...]

The Prosecutor From East Elmhurst

From Time
Thursday, Feb. 05, 2009
The Prosecutor
By MICHAEL WEISSKOPF
Eric Holder Jr. was trained long ago in crime and punishment. He grew up in the East Elmhurst section of Queens, N.Y.–so populated by cops and firefighters that rush hour looked like the shift change at a station house. A popular teen prank was setting off the red [...]

Queens prosecutor Eric Holder becomes first African-American Attorney General

Daily News
Queens prosecutor Eric Holder becomes first African-American Attorney General

BY James Gordon Meek
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Monday, February 2nd 2009, 10:30 PM
The Senate confirmed Eric Holder late Monday as the nation’s first African-American attorney general.
The final vote was 75-21, with half of the Senate’s GOPers voting against him.
Holder will be sworn in Tuesday morning at the [...]