SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife at his high-rise condominium in Sunny Isles Beach on Monday, according to an incident report obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday.
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Officers with Sunny Isles Beach Police Department responded just before 2 p.m. to the 18000 block of Collins Avenue following a report of an “assault in progress.”
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When they arrived, police said they spoke with Hill, his wife, Keeta Hill, and her mother, Alesia Vaccaro.
Vaccaro told officers she had been living with the couple since last November, shortly after the birth of her granddaughter.
She described Hill, 31, as “very aggressive and impulsive,” and said she feared for her daughter’s safety, the report stated.
Authorities said Vacarro called police after claiming that she witnessed Tyreek Hill throw a laptop on the floor.
Video obtained exclusively by Local 10 News Wednesday shows Tyreek Hill holding his 5-month-old daughter while walking on the 35th-floor balcony of his residence, then looking over the edge during a reported argument with his wife.
Keeta Hill told police that she and Tyreek Hill had been arguing more frequently and stated that whenever she gives her opinion on anything they discuss, “he becomes angry and throws objects around,” the report stated.
She said the two had been attending couples therapy, but it was “not working out.”
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During the most recent argument, police said she told Tyreek Hill that he wasn’t involved enough with their child. She then said Tyreek Hill became irritated and, “without malice,” grabbed the baby and began walking with her, they wrote.
Keeta Hill also stated that she is “in the process of filing for a divorce,” according to police.
County records show she filed for divorce one day later.
Authorities said Tyreek Hill told officers he had just returned from training and was discussing therapy with his wife when the argument escalated.
Police said he admitted to grabbing the baby, saying, “I have the same rights as a father as her as a mother, and I can take my baby whenever I want.”
Although both Hill and his wife stated the argument never turned physical, officers said they observed a bruise on Keeta Hill’s upper chest.
She told them it may have happened unintentionally when Hill took the baby from her, according to the report. Officers noted the child appeared to be in good health.
Keeta Hill declined to provide a written statement to police.
They said Tyreek Hill left the condo around 2:40 p.m. in the presence of officers and no arrests were made.
Police issued a case card to Keeta Hill, who they said remained at the residence with her mother and child.
Monday’s incident is the latest in a string of off-the-field issues for the Dolphins’ star that date back to last year.
In February 2024, social media influencer Sophie Hall filed a lawsuit in Broward County accusing Tyreek Hill of fracturing her right leg after shoving her during a football drill at his Southwest Ranches mansion last summer.
Hall claims Tyreek Hill “forcefully and purposefully” pushed her during the incident.
Hill was also cited in September 2024 following an altercation with Miami-Dade police during Week 1 of the NFL regular season, but the traffic citations were later dismissed when the charging officers failed to appear in court.
The Dolphins responded to the allegations in a statement released to Local 10 News on Wednesday:
“On Monday, we were informed that the police were called to Tyreek Hill’s home, and after conversations with Tyreek and members of his family, the police departed the residence without further incident and the case was closed. We have since been in communication with Tyreek and the NFL and will have no further comment on the matter.”
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LUKA DONCIC PULLED his blue ’68 Camaro into the American Airlines Center parking garage and reached into the passenger seat to grab his brand-new cowboy hat. It was Dec. 25, 2022.
Doncic put on the black hat as he emerged from his classic hot rod, the finishing touch on an outfit that served as a proverbial tip of the cap to his adopted home state. He sported a black, western cut button-down shirt with a bolo tie, some Wrangler jeans and even a pair of Lucchese boots. He looked like a true Texan from head to toe.
“Howdy, howdy,” Doncic greeted folks with a grin while making his way into the arena.
It was a big day for the Dallas Mavericks, who were hosting LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in ABC’s afternoon showcase. Doncic had arrived at the arena especially early so he could watch as the statue of his friend and former teammate, Dirk Nowitzki, was unveiled, standing a skip pass away from the street named after the German star who made Dallas his second home and led the Mavericks to the franchise’s lone NBA championship.
“Loyalty never fades away,” read the inscription on the base of the 23-foot statue depicting Nowitzki’s signature one-legged shot. The 21 letters succinctly capture the essence of Nowitzki’s record-setting 21-year run in a Mavericks uniform — and the unbreakable bond between the icon and his lone franchise.
It was an inspiration for Doncic, who envisioned his career unfolding in similar fashion — although not necessarily as long as Nowitzki’s. The good vibes continued throughout the game, as Doncic had a performance that was typical by his lofty standards (32 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists) while leading the Mavs to a win over the Lakers, who were missing James’ co-star Anthony Davis because of a foot injury.
Doncic changed his attire postgame — putting on a pair of Jordan sweats displaying his personal logo — but remained in character. He playfully claimed during his media availability that he had a “horny toad” as a pet.
“‘Cause I’m Texan,” Doncic quickly quipped. He smiled and shrugged.
On Feb. 1, 2025, some 25 months later, the Mavs’ social media accounts showed a video of Doncic’s western-wear walk into the arena a few Christmases ago to celebrate a little-known holiday. “Happy National Texas Day, y’all,” the Instagram caption stated, punctuated with the cowboy-hat-sporting smiley face emoji.
Hours later, before the clock struck midnight in Dallas, Mavs general manager Nico Harrison and the team agreed to one of the most shocking trades in NBA history. Doncic was being sent to the Lakers, only months after leading the Mavs to the NBA Finals, in return for a package headlined by Davis.
It’s a decision, team sources told ESPN, that probably will cost the franchise nine figures over the next several years, as the Mavs are projected to lose dozens of millions in revenue this season due to dwindling crowds, plummeting merchandise sales and sponsors severing ties with the franchise in the wake of the trade. So many fans canceled season tickets in the days after the trade that the Mavs attempted to generate some goodwill by offering limited refunds.
The franchise plans to play a tribute video for Doncic, sources said, providing fans in the arena a final opportunity to savor all of his accomplishments in a Mavs uniform — and mourn not getting more. Team sources told ESPN that the Mavs had also lined up lucrative sponsorship deals for Wednesday’s game, with multiple companies that Doncic endorses, but those deals fell apart after Doncic’s camp declined to give its blessing, pointedly noting that he now plays for the Lakers.
Now, as a lot of lifelong Mavs fans are questioning their loyalty to the franchise, Doncic is returning to Dallas for the first time in a Lakers uniform (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). His initial appearance as a visitor at the American Airlines Center will be a surreal celebration of Doncic’s spectacular 6½ seasons in a Mavs uniform, marred by agony and bitterness that it didn’t last any longer.
“At the end of the day, the trade has happened,” Mavs forward P.J. Washington said after a March 16 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, one of multiple games in which Dallas had only the league-minimum eight available players. “We understand we have a new team now. All that ‘Fire Nico’ stuff, we’re sick and tired of hearing it. We just want to go out there and play, and we need the fans to support us, no matter who’s on the floor. That’s just how I feel about it.”
HARRISON MADE A point to keep the trade talks involving Doncic top secret for several reasons. One of those was because he didn’t want fan backlash to factor into the franchise’s decision-making.
Harrison ultimately convinced Mavs governor Patrick Dumont, the front man for the family that bought the majority share of the franchise from Mark Cuban last season, that signing Doncic to a five-year, $345 million supermax extension this summer would be a poor investment, primarily due to the belief that the superstar’s body would break down because of his perceived lackadaisical approach to conditioning.
“If we lost any of our fans’ trust, it was hard and I apologize,” Dumont said during a Bank of Texas Speaker Series event in Dallas on Feb. 13. “But I hope over time we can regain that trust through hard work. And that’s our plan. And hopefully people will believe in the long run that what we did was the right decision. Time will tell.”
The Mavs gave up a generational talent still approaching what should be his prime years to create a three- to four-year window as a title contender. That was the timeframe that Harrison laid out to a small group of Dallas-based reporters when he joined the first half of coach Jason Kidd’s pregame media session Feb. 2 in Cleveland. It’s the only time the Mavs’ GM has been made available to reporters since making the deal that sent shockwaves across the league.
And that three- to four-year window got shorter almost immediately.
Davis, who was recovering from an abdominal strain at the time of the trade and sat out his first two games after joining the Mavericks, dominated the first half of his Feb. 8 debut with the franchise, putting up 24 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks by the break. But he sustained a strained left adductor in the third quarter, an injury that sidelined him for the next six weeks.
Kyrie Irving, the co-star on last season’s Finals team whose shot-creating skills became even more critical after Doncic’s sudden departure, sustained a torn ACL in his left knee on March 3, an injury likely to sideline him into next season. The two All-Stars, players the former Nike executive Harrison has known since they were teens and targeted in his biggest blockbuster trades as Mavs GM, shared the court for only 25 minutes as Mavericks this season.
Davis and centers Daniel Gafford (sprained MCL in his right knee) and Dereck Lively II (stress fracture in his right ankle) all recently returned from extended injury absences. They continue to be on minutes restrictions as the Mavs fight for the Western Conference’s ninth seed and the right to host a play-in game — a far cry from contending status.
“We’re missing Kai, so we’ll never know how good we really can be,” Davis said, acknowledging the painfully obvious.
Nevertheless, Davis insisted on playing down the stretch of the regular season, resisting advice from some within the organization to shut it down. He refuses to give up hope of making a playoff run, as much as the odds are stacked against the Mavs. No team has ever emerged from the 9/10 play-in game to win a playoff series.
“We can’t play, what if?” Davis said. “You get nothing out of it. We play present basketball. Whatever’s in front of us, whoever we got on the floor, whoever we got active to play, that’s what we can count on and that’s who we can roll with.”
Meanwhile, Doncic has the Lakers looking like contenders again. L.A. was in fifth in the West, just three games ahead of the Mavericks when the trade was made. The Lakers will roll into Dallas third in the West, coming off a loss in Oklahoma City in which Doncic was ejected, as he continues to get comfortable after joining a new franchise following the longest injury layoff of his career.
“I know it’s been two months or something, but still adapting a little bit,” Doncic, who is averaging 27.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists for the Lakers, said recently. “It was a big change. But it’s getting better.”
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Mavericks’ general manager Nico Harrison breaks down owner’s reaction to trading Luka Doncic.
NOWITZKI WAS SO stunned by the trade that he skipped a family lunch on his final day of vacation in Maldives, sitting in his hotel room for an hour “trying to figure out it was real,” as he said in German recently on the Campus 41 podcast with his sister, Silke. Nowitzki flew to Los Angeles for Doncic’s Lakers debut in a sign of strong public support for his former teammate.
“I will always be a Mavs fan, but this trade really hurt,” Nowitzki said, according to a translation by the European website basketnews.com. “And it will take a while before everyone processes it and moves on.”
Doncic said he was emotionally devastated in the immediate aftermath of the trade, which occurred as the Slovenian superstar was in the process of closing on what he anticipated would be his American forever home in Dallas’ Preston Hollow neighborhood.
“Dallas was my home for seven years, almost seven years,” Doncic said more than six weeks after the trade. “It really felt like home.”
Mavs fans instantly developed an emotional attachment to Doncic after he arrived from Europe as a teenager just in time to take the torch from Nowitzki. Doncic’s entertaining, gunslinger-style of play — from the breathtaking highlights to barking at opponents — further endeared him to the fan base.
“Every night he’d always give you one of those, ‘Oh s—!’ moments,” said Jeremy Williams, a 47-year-old who works in the construction business and has had tickets in the top row of the upper deck since Nowitzki’s first playoff appearance in 2001, moving with the franchise from Reunion Arena to the American Airlines Center. “You call your buddies and say, ‘Did you see that?!’ Or you’d call your son into the room and wind it back.”
Nowitzki might be the most beloved athlete in football-wild Dallas’ sports history. Doncic was on that type of trajectory. Despite his flaws, such as weight fluctuations and frequent ranting at referees, most of his fans are either fiercely protective or forgiving.
“It sounds ridiculous to think of it in these terms, but there’s kind of the real hero’s journey, the literary element of a guy figuring it out,” said Kirk Henderson, the managing editor of Mavs Moneyball, a blog that covers the franchise from the perspective of the fans. “He’s very clearly special, but [Mavs fans missed watching him] being able to put the pieces together and become something even more. That’s the part that I think I’m most sad about over the long run.”
The Mavs’ fan base was blindsided and heartbroken by Harrison’s decision. The deal prompted protests in the shadow of Nowitzki’s statue the next morning, and again before the next home game a week later.
“We’ve always had either Dirk or Luka to give us a tremendous amount of joy and excitement,” Williams said. “I’ve been fighting through the ol’ stages of grief. I went through the shock and the anger and the denial like everybody else. I guess I’m still in denial.”
The Mavs’ fan base, by and large, harbors no ill will toward Davis, a surefire future Hall of Famer who made the NBA’s 75th anniversary team. It isn’t the same as rooting for a homegrown franchise player who had become entrenched in the city’s identity, and “Fire Nico” chants have randomly broken out at a variety of local events, from St. Patrick’s Day parades to Texas Rangers games.
Variations of Doncic’s No. 77 — from his Dallas tenure, the Slovenian national team and now even the Lakers — still outnumber all other jerseys combined in the Mavs’ home crowds. Williams estimates that he has bought 15 to 20 Doncic jerseys over the years for his 12-year-old son, Ryan, and himself.
“It makes me sad to look in my closet and see them,” Williams said.
Unlike many fans, Williams won’t wear one of those jerseys to Wednesday’s game. Nor will he wear the T-shirt he recently purchased that looks like Doncic’s Lakers jersey but has “LUKARS” across the chest.
Instead, Williams plans to wear a green T-shirt with a blunt message — “NICO SUCKS” — expressed in blue letters on the front. He’s well-aware that arena security has ejected fans for wearing similar T-shirts, classifying them as violations of the NBA’s fan code of conduct.
“I think it’ll be too overwhelming for them to kick people out, but if they decide to do it, that’ll be my first time getting kicked out in [45] years of going to games,” Williams said. “So I’ll gladly wear that one with pride.”
Williams draws the line at buying a Lakers No. 77 jersey. He doesn’t begrudge longtime Mavs fans who are following Doncic and adopting the Lakers, but he just can’t cross that line.
“Had he gone to Orlando or you name it, there may be a shred of a chance that I root for a different team,” Williams said. “But given it’s Lakers and my lifetime Mavs loyalty, I’m not going to go that far. I still ultimately root for the name on the front of the jersey, not the back, but that doesn’t really help ease the pain.
The first round of the Masters hasn’t even started yet, and we might have already seen the best putt of the weekend at Augusta National.
It came courtesy of 4-year-old Poppy McIlroy.
With Rory McIlroy participating in the Masters Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, Poppy joined her dad as an honorary caddie. She also attempted some putts for fun.
But I don’t think Rory ever could have expected what Poppy pulled off on the ninth green. With quite a bit of distance and tough read on No. 9, Poppy somehow made the perfect contact and made the long putt. Like, the putt almost looked accidental — that’s how adorable it was.
Rory couldn’t believe it. That’s a Proud Dad Moment he’ll never forget.
The federal tax deadline is less than one week away — and there’s still time to collect a pandemic-era IRS stimulus check. It’s your final chance to do so.
If you’re unsure if you received the money, there’s a simple way to check via your IRS account online, tax experts say.
The 2021 stimulus payments were worth up to $1,400 per individual, or $2,800 per married couple. A family of four could receive up to $5,600 with two eligible dependents.
Filers who never received the funds could claim the recovery rebate credit on their 2021 federal return. The last chance for that credit is the 2024 tax deadline on April 15, according to the IRS.
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You’re eligible for the full recovery rebate credit with up to $75,000 in adjusted gross income as a single filer or $150,000 for married couples filing jointly for 2021.
The phaseout begins with earnings above that and eligibility falls to zero once adjusted gross income reaches $80,000 for single filers or $160,000 for married couples filing together.
Most payments should have arrived via direct deposit or mailed paper check by late January 2025, according to the agency.
You can create a login for your IRS online account to check the status of your economic impact payments, including the 2021 stimulus check.
“That’s the best place to look,” said Tommy Lucas, a certified financial planner and enrolled agent at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo in Orlando, Florida.
After logging into your account, you can find stimulus check information in the “tax records” section under the “records and status” toolbar.
You can also check the “tax records” section to see if you filed a return for 2021. While some taxpayers don’t earn enough to have a filing requirement, you must submit your 2021 return to claim the recovery rebate credit for your stimulus payment, Lucas explained.
File your 2021 return if ‘there’s any doubt’
In some cases, online accounts show the IRS issued stimulus checks, but filers say they never received the money, said Syracuse University law professor Robert Nassau, director of the school’s low-income tax clinic.
“If there’s any doubt” about your payment, it’s better to file your 2021 return and claim the recovery rebate credit before April 15, he said. Otherwise, you could miss the deadline and lose your chance to collect the money, Nassau added.
Related Companies and Wynn Resorts’ vision for a shiny casino at Hudson Yards just got one step closer to reality.
New York City’s Department of City Planning voted Wednesday to support modifications required to “revitalize the underdeveloped Western Railyards” for Hudson Yards West, the developers’ $12 billion casino complex proposed along the High Line pedestrian park, according to an announcement from Related.
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If it is awarded one of New York City’s coveted three casino licenses, Hudson Yards West, which is also led by Oxford Properties Group, would include a gaming resort, housing and green park space, the release said.
“Today marks a critical milestone for Hudson Yards West: Thanks to the collaborative process with City Planning, we are closer than ever to delivering on this historic investment in our community, which will create thousands of new union jobs, thousands of units of new housing, a huge new public green space park and nearly $200 million of community benefits,” Related CEO Jeff Blau said in a statement.
Spokespeople for City Planning and Wynn did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Despite the 9-to-4 vote of approval from City Planning, Related’s Hudson Yards faces opposition from local lawmakers, residents and city officials, including Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine. Critics like Levine claim the project would require drastic zoning changes to the area that would reduce the number of housing units originally pitched by Related for the site, as Commercial Observer previously reported.
Part of Related’s proposal is a “community-centered development plan,” which would dictate 1 percent of gross gaming revenue from the casino to local community organizations, allowing the surrounding neighborhood to have a “direct stake in the project’s long-term success,” the release said.
If approved, Related estimates Hudson Yards West would generate $2.7 billion in revenue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), as the construction would take place on the MTA’s rail yard property and require rental payments and dedicated sales taxes to the agency, according to a spokesperson for Related.
The project is also expected to create 5,000 permanent union jobs, 35,000 union construction jobs during development, 1,500 housing units (including 324 affordable units), a 5.6-acre public park, a public school, and a $197 million investment into local community organizations, the release said.
In a meeting before Wednesday’s vote, the Department of City Planning said Related’s revised proposal is “superior to the one proposed in 2009” because it “provides more green space” for the neighborhood, the release said.
But while City Planning supported Related’s revisions to the 2009 plan, the reduction of residential units from the roughly 5,800 Related pitched then to the 1,500 currently in the plan was part of the reason Levine — who has an advisory role in land use matters — voted to reject the plan.
City Planning’s approval allows Hudson Yards West to move to the final stage of the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, in which the New York City Council will vote on the proposal and decide whether it should be considered by the state for one of three gaming licenses set to be awarded by the end of this year, according to the release.
Even if Related and Oxford win approval for the rezoning, Hudson Yards West is still not a done deal and is just one of many casino bids in New York City fighting for a gaming license.
The other proposals include New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International’s plan for a casino near Queens’ Citi Field; Soloviev Group and Mohegan’s Freedom Plaza project near the United Nations; Thor Equities, Saratoga Casino Holdings, the Chickasaw Nation and Legends’ $3 billion casino proposal in Coney Island, Brooklyn; SL Green Realty, Caesars Entertainment and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation’s bid for a casino in Times Square; and Resorts World New York City’s goal to redevelop its Queens casino.
Isabelle Durso can be reached at idurso@commercialobserver.com.
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Hill’s mother-in-law contacted authorities, expressing concern for her daughter’s safety and alleging Hill acted aggressively.
Although no arrests were made, the police report noted a mark on Hill’s wife’s chest, which she attributed to a non-malicious incident.
Sunny Isles police recently responded to a call about a dispute involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, according to a police report reviewed by the Palm Beach Post.
According to the report, Hill’s mother-in-law contacted authorities Monday afternoon due to a domestic dispute involving Hill’s wife at their home. Hill’s mother-in-law said Hill was acting “very aggressive and impulsive,” and that she feared for her daughter’s safety.
According to the police report, Hill’s mother-in-law called police after claiming Hill threw a laptop, grabbed his daughter and began walking toward a balcony of the high-rise. The report also said Hill’s wife, Keeta, stated that she is in the process of filing for divorce.
Both parties stated that the argument never became physical. Officers observed a light red mark or bruise on Keeta’s upper chest. Keeta said it may have occurred without malice when Tyreek grabbed their baby from her.
No arrested were made, according to the report.
The Miami Dolphins said in a statement: “On Monday, we were informed that the police were called to Tyreek Hill’s home, and after conversations with Tyreek and members of his family, the police departed the residence without further incident and the case was closed. We have since been in communication with Tyreek and the NFL and will have no further comment on the matter.”
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The Dallas Mavericks are showing their thanks to former star Luka Dončić when he returns to the city for the first time since the trade that stunned the basketball world two months ago.
Dončić and his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, are in town for a showdown on Wednesday, and the Mavericks are giving every fan in attendance at the American Airlines Center a t-shirt that reads “thank you so much” written in Slovenian.
The Mavericks also are planning to show a tribute video in honor of Dončić, who in his six-plus seasons with the team became one of the league’s best players and led them to the NBA Finals last season.
“It’s going to be a lot of emotions for me,” Dončić told reporters about returning to Dallas. “I don’t really know what to expect. I don’t know how I’m going to feel, honestly. I’m looking forward to being back in Dallas, obviously, with the fans, seeing my teammates — ex-teammates. It’s going to be very emotional for me, for sure.”
A rendering of green space that would be part of the casino complex.
Courtesy: Related Companies and Wynn Resorts
The bidding war for a NYC metro area casino license is heating up as the Hudson Yards West project received a green light from the City Planning Commission (CPC) on Wednesday, moving it one step closer to an approved reality.
Related Companies/Oxford Properties Group and Wynn Resorts, the developers and gaming gurus behind the project, said the commission “overwhelmingly voted” to support modifications required to revitalize the existing Western Railyards with a gaming resort, housing and green park space.
In its vote, the CPC approved modifying the application for zoning changes at the Western Rail Yards site, between 11th and 12th Avenues and 30th and 33rd Streets near the High Line, a public park.
The application is distinct from the more involved state approval process for gaming facility licenses.
“While this is a significant proposal before us this morning, the scope of what we’re actually voting on is much narrower,” CPC Chair Dan Garodnick said. “Our vote is on land use actions to allow for this site to compete with other regional applications for a gaming license, and in the alternative, to ensure a site plan that delivers for the public.”
‘$2.7 billion for the MTA’
Should the casino be built, the bigwigs in charge of the project said 1% of gross gaming revenue would be given to nearby community organizations, likely in Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and the West Side of Manhattan. They also said transit services would benefit from a full-service casino in the neighborhood.
As the state-run MTA faces several financial challenges, including a $68.4 billion capital plan that is still waiting for approval and the fate of congestion pricing still in the hands of federal court, casino bidders said gaming revenue can help support expensive transportation enhancement projects.
“The development is also projected to generate $2.7 billion in revenue for the MTA, providing a much-needed boost for public transit at a time of fiscal uncertainty,” a spokesperson for the project said.
Hudson Yards West organizers said the project is projected to pay the MTA a multi-million dollar amount through rental payments, dedicated sales taxes, and other revenue streams as a “direct result of construction on the MTA’s rail yard property.”
In the meantime, Jeff Blau, CEO of Related Companies, cited other potential benefits that could spring from Hudson Yards West.
“Today marks a critical milestone for Hudson Yards West,” he said. “Thanks to the collaborative process with City Planning, we are closer than ever to delivering on this historic investment in our community, which will create thousands of new union jobs, thousands of units of new housing, a huge new public green space park and nearly $200 million of community benefits.”
While the CPC vote was a victory for the developers, not all New Yorkers support a West Side casino.
Protect the High Line, a nonprofit organization that wants the city to stick with an original 2009 development plan that does not include a casino and has more open space, commented on the vote.
“The community has spoken. It’s time for Related to do the right thing—drop this flawed proposal and work with the community to develop a plan that actually serves the people who live and work here,” Alan van Capelle, executive director of Friends of the High Line, said.
Michael Phelps’ wife Nicole Phelps had some complicated feelings when she learned she was pregnant with her fourth son.
The 39-year-old appeared on the Between Us Moms podcast and shared that when she discovered she was pregnant with the couple’s now 14-month-old son Nico, she initially had to sit down and cry. “I was done. I was convinced I was done,” Nicole said on the podcast.
“That was it. We had our three. That’s all I ever wanted,” she went on. “And then I got pregnant with Nico and that was completely unexpected. So he’s our bonus baby. And I’m so grateful that he’s here today. But it definitely was not easy.”
Alongside Nico, the couple is parents to sons Boomer, 8, Beckett, 7, and Maverick, 5.
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When asked if she was upset upon finding out she was pregnant, Nicole admitted that she was.
“So when I took my test, we had just gone to Boomer’s kindergarten mother-father day celebration,” she said. “And I sat in the room and cried and I’m not a crier. And they read this book about our last. So it was all about the last [thing] that you experienced. And I bawled.”
“So that’s completely abnormal. Just not me. So I didn’t think too much of it, but I was like, ‘Okay, something’s off. Something’s not right.’ So I came home, took a test,” Nicole remembered.
Once she found out she was expecting another baby, Nicole said that she was initially scared to tell her Olympic athlete husband, since they hadn’t intended to grow their family.
“I thought he would lose it if he found out we had another kid,” Nicole said. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, where is our life headed?’ Literally the week prior, I had thought my life was laid out.”
The mom of four revealed she had been planning to go back to school and study equine therapy and felt like she was prioritizing herself for the first time in a while.
“I felt good. And it had been a long time since I had taken focus off everything else and just focused on me,” she said. “And I was like, ‘Okay, this is where I want to be.’ I recognize Maverick will be full-time [in] school next year. Things were good.”
“So yeah, it was a big wake-up call…100%. I wouldn’t take it back,” added Nicole.
At the end of March, Nicole again got candid about how she felt back in 2023 when she first learned she was expecting her fourth son as she shared a photo of herself and her baby son on Instagram.
“I’m grateful… I’m grateful for the life I have today ✨🥰,” she began. “Can I be honest tho… I had so much grief when I learned I was pregnant with Nico. My whole life as I thought I was about to live was flipped upside down and I was seriously depressed with the thought of another baby.”
“It took time and patience with myself to come out of those feelings and from the day he came into our world I’ve been overjoyed. I had no idea the change it would bring our whole family,” she continued. “The love I would witness and continue to witness everyday amongst the boys. I’ve said it before … he’s our family baby … and it is one of the best things life has gifted me.”
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin did his job so his pit crew could do its most stellar stop at the perfect time.
Hamlin came into the pits after a final caution in third place and told himself to hit every mark, then let his guys take over.
And that’s what the Joe Gibbs Racing group did, pulling off a perfect winning moment that sent Hamlin out with the lead. He took over on the final restart and held off William Byron to win the Goodyear 400 on Sunday.
It was Hamlin’s 56th career NASCAR win, his fifth at Darlington Raceway and his second straight this season
“When you think about 56 wins, that’s a huge deal,” said Gibbs, Hamlin’s longtime car owner.
Hamlin said he hung on throughout as Byron and others looked like they might pull out victory. Instead, Hamlin waited out his time and then pounced as he broke away during the green-white-checkered finish.
“I can still do it, I can do it at a high level and look forward to winning a lot of races this year,” Hamlin said.
Hamlin won for a second straight week after his success at Martinsville.
Hamlin chose the outside lane for a final restart and shot out to the lead and pulled away from series points leader Byron and NASCAR wins leader Christopher Bell.
Hamlin looked like he’d have a strong finish, but not a winning one as Ryan Blaney passed Tyler Reddick for the lead with three laps left. But moments later, Kyle Larson spun out forcing a final caution and the extra laps.
It was then time for Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew to shine as it got him out quickly and in the lead.
Byron, who led the first 243 laps, was second with Hamlin’s JGR teammate Bell in third.
“There are two people I really love right now, my pit crew and Kyle Larson,” Hamlin said to a round of boos from those in the stands.
Reddick was fourth and Blaney was fifth. The rest of the top 10 finishers were Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Busch.
Hamlin credited the past two victories to his pit crew.
“The pit crew just did an amazing job,” he said. “They won it last week, they won it this week. It’s all about them.”
Blaney had thought he was clear to his first-ever Darlington victory after getting by Reddick late. When he saw the caution flag for Larson’s spin, he said he thought, “Oh, no! I thought we had the race won.”
So did Byron, who sought was to become the first NASCAR driver in nearly 25 years to lead every lap on the way to victory. He got shuffled down the standings during the last round of green-flag pit stops and could not recover.
“It was looking like it was going to be a perfect race and we were going to lead every lap,” he said.
But once “we lost control, it was too late to get back up there,” Byron said.
Bad day
Kyle Larson, who won the Southern 500 here in 2023, had high hopes for a second Darlington win. But he slid into the inside wall coming off the second turn on lap three and went right to garage where his team worked the next couple of hours to get him back on track. Larson returned on lap 164 after falling 161 laps off the pace. Larson finished next to last in 37th.
Biffle’s ride
Greg Biffle, the last NASCAR driver to win consecutive Cup Series victories at Darlington in 2006 and 2007, drove the pace car for the Goodyear 400 on Sunday. Biffle has had an eventful few months, flying rescue missions with his helicopter into areas of the Southeast affected by devastating Hurricane Helene in September.
Biffle was planning a weeklong trip to the Bahamas when his phone started going off about people stranded in parts of Western North Carolina.
“I went to the hangar and the power was out,” Biffle said. “We got the hangar down open with the tug and got the helicopter out. Once I got in the air, I realized what had taken place.”
Biffle then flew the next 11 days from “sunup to sundown.”
“It was incredible,” Biffle said. “It was pretty tough going for the first week.”
Biffle won the Myers Brothers Humanitarian Award for his work.
Up next
The series goes to Bristol on April 13 before taking its traditional Easter break.
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