What the NFL season is saying about the US economy

Forget Friday's employment report. A better economic indicator just might be the one that kicks off Wednesday night: the National Football League. Although attendance at NFL games last season was down, some major markets such as New York, Dallas and Boston showed...

Andy Roddick Announces Plans to Retire After U.S. Open

He's spent nearly a decade trying to claim that ever-elusive second Grand Slam singles title, and now Andy Roddick seems to be down to his very last opportunity.The American ace made a surprise announcement during his press conference at the U.S....

Interfaith Unity Walk - Flushing, NY

An amazing show of friendship, cooperation, curiosity, and eagerness - to spread the teachings of the world's faiths so widely professed - was on full display today in Flushing, New York as the third annual Queens...

US Open Men's Final Rain Delay: New Start Time,TV, Live Streaming

2010 US Open Men's Final Results: Raphael Nadal Wins. Beats Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 US Open Of Tennis Men's Final 2010: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic - What is the new start time for the US Open...

Serena Williams Outburst Video: Foot Fault Transcript

It's the question that everyone has been asking after watching the Serena Williams vs Kim Clijsters US Open semifinal: What did Serena say after her US Open Foot Fault? Tennis officials are even more curious as...

Rafael Nadal Kiss Video: US Open Fan Gets Too Close To Nadal

Maybe it's the new haircut, but one male tennis fan found Rafael Nadal so irresistable that he stormed the court at the 2009 US Open and kissed him. The Rafael Nadal kiss occurred after the Spanish star defeated...

Djokovic-McEnroe Video: Tennis Greats Joke Around at 2009 US Open

Tennis star Nokak Djokovic decided to clown around a bit after his recent US Open win against Radek Stepanek. Djokovic was conducting a a post-game interview with Australian TV announcer Darren Cahill when...

US Open Ball Boy Falls on Face Video

The highlight of the first few days of the US Open was not a spectacular shot by a player, but a spectacular fall by a ball boy. During a first-round match between Andy Murray and Ernests Gublis, a ball boy did a...

Rafael Nadal Haircut at US Open: Does He Look Like Roger Federer?

It must be a relatively slow news day at the 2009 US Open. One of the big things people are taking about in Flushing is Rafael Nadal's new haircut. The normally shaggy-haired Spaniard showed up at the US Open with noticeably shorter hair. Of course, Rafael Nadal isn't exactly...

US Open 2009 Draw: Opening Draw for US Open Tennis

The 2009 US Open, the fourth and final of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, is set for Aug. 31-September 13. As usual, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer is the number one seed and the early favorite to win the tournament. Here is the US Open Draw for 2009:Section 1 - Roger...

Take the Orient Express to Flushing for Authentic Asian Cuisine

Anyone visiting or living in New York City and looking for authentic Asian cuisine should get On the Orient Express to the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens.This is what Madhur Jaffrey suggests in this week-end Financial Times.The 'Orient Express' in question is Subway Line...

Expired Medications leech into ground water

Here is one of those issues which just does not register in your mind at first. We are always talking about "what" leeches into our ground water, but for me the concept of expired prescription drugs never came...

Gas Explosion Injures 17 in a Queens Building

I am looking for more news. " An explosion blew apart walls and hurt 17 people in an apartment building still recovering from a fire six weeks earlier, authorities said. Residents' apartments were "literally blown apart," City Councilman John Liu said in a statement. Debris...

Flushing Dentist for all things Dental

When it comes to a Flushing dentist, then there is nothing in the profession that he cannot do. He is comfortable with any procedure, like veneers, bridges or crowns, as well as filling in holes in your teeth. He can also tell you about other kinds of procedures that not many...

Are You Flushing One Million Dollars Down the Toilet?

"Every money-spending decision you make today has a huge impact on your future finances and the sad part is you probably just don't get it. Most of you are flirting with financial suicide and you don't even know it. Let's say you're 30 and your friends have asked you to join...

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