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The Honey Deuce cocktail is popping up all over NYC — no US Open tennis ticket required

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The Honey Deuce cocktail is popping up all over NYC — no US Open tennis ticket required

The Honey Deuce has left the stadium. For years, the cocktail — made with Grey Goose vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, and garnished with honeydew melon balls — has been a hugely popular fixture at the US Open. Last year, 450,000 of the $22 drinks were sold at the tournament, which kicks off Monday at … Read more

John McEnroe on the NYC icon that went from tennis to rock ‘n’ roll

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John McEnroe on the NYC icon that went from tennis to rock ‘n’ roll

Playing in his first US Open in singles at Forest Hills Stadium in 1977, tennis icon John McEnroe made his debut at 18 with a bang. An unseeded upstart, the Queens native found himself on the same clay courts where he was once a ballboy — gliding and grinding in an interborough contest against Brooklyn-born … Read more