Local News 09/28/09-10/4/09

Queens Teen Arrested For Shooting 13-year-old Boy, 10/05/09, New York Post (NYP)

Kevin Miller, 13, was struck by a bullet on his way home from school by one of  two high-school students who were fighting (and shooting) nearby. The gunman has been arrested. r.i.p.

David Letterman Blackmailed over Affairs with Staff Members, 10/02/09 New York Daily News (NYDN)

Apparently NY-based late-night host David Letterman had sex with several employees and/or interns on his show. (Wow. now. that. is. a. shock.) A CBS News producer tried to extort $2M dollars out of him to keep it a secret, so Letterman refused to pay and instead told all on his show. Insert jokes here.

Aspiring Victoria’s Secret Models Audition at Yankee Stadium, 10/4/09, NYDN

Ever want to be a Vickie’s Secret Model? Well the company recently came to Yankee Stadium looking for a few new models.

Queens Teen Saves Kids, 09/30/09, NYP

Rachel Guzy, a 17-year-old Queens camp counselor, saved nine kids after she jumped behind the wheel of the bus carrying the kids after the driver had a heart attack, back in August. She has been nominated for a New York Post Liberty Medal in the Young Heart category.

DeBlasio and Liu Win, 09/29/09, New York Times (NYT)

On Tuesday, there was a Democratic Runoff election for the offices of public advocate and comptroller.(Meaning, the top candidates from the Democratic party went up against each other to find out who would be the party’s candidate in the November election). Bill de Blasio (from Brooklyn) is now the Democratic nominee for Public Advocate and John Liu (from Queens) is their pick for Comptroller.

Popular High School in Queens Overcrowded, 09/28/09 NYT

Francis Lewis High School in Queens is a good school…so good it’s now overcrowded, trying to accommodate the kids and “middle class parents” who want their kids to go there.