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Chris Sommerfeldt

Chris Sommerfeldt is a reporter covering City Hall and all things NYC politics for the Daily News. Prior, Chris covered the Trump and Biden administrations, Congress and national politics. He began working for the Daily News in 2015 as a general assignment reporter. His superpower is biking everywhere, no matter the distance or the weather.

Mayor Eric Adams appears at the first quarter crime stats press conference at One Police Plaza r Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

Eric Adams, at candidate forum, insists independent run for NYC mayor won’t help GOP’s Sliwa

April 3, 2025 at 9:36 p.m.

Eric Adams, speaking to the Rev. Al Sharpton at the packed Midtown forum, argued New Yorkers aren't looking for the type of "buffoonery" offered by Curtis Sliwa, the founder of...

Related and Wynn Resorts are eying a site between 30th and 33rd Streets, and 11th and 12th Avenues, for their mixed-use development that would include a casino underneath a hotel tower. (Courtesy Related Companies and Wynn Resorts)

Lander calls for killing Hudson Yards casino bid, saying it will hurt the High Line

April 3, 2025 at 6:38 p.m.

The bid, submitted by Related Companies in coordination with Nevada-based gambling giant Wynn Resorts, proposes to erect an 80-story tower in the Hudson Yards that'd house a luxe casino and...

Mayor Eric Adams appears at a crime stats press conference at One Police Plaza on Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

Mayor Adams announces he’s running for reelection as an independent

April 3, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

The shocking move comes as he has faced significant challenges: His polling numbers have plummeted, he has little visible campaign infrastructure and critics and former allies alike have raised concerns...

Charles Oakley wants Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro barred from Madison Square Garden case

April 2, 2025 at 7:18 p.m.

NBA legend Charles Oakley's lawyer is urging a judge to disqualify new First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro from defending Madison Square Garden against a lawsuit by the former basketball star.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks to the media outside of Gracie Mansion on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Michael Appleton / Mayoral Photography Office)

Adams finally to face off with mayoral challengers after indictment is tossed

April 2, 2025 at 6:47 p.m.

Mayor Adams plans to face off against his primary challengers in a candidates forum Thursday — one of his first major campaign appearances of the 2025 cycle.

Eric Adams isn’t facing criminal charges, but the specter of Trump is likely to haunt his campaign

April 2, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

Adams' mayoral race rivals made clear Wednesday they will continue to paint him as willing to do President Trump's bidding, a theme given fresh ammunition by Manhattan Federal Court Judge...

Mayor Eric Adams speaks to thew media in the Blue Room in City Hall Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

READ IT: Judge Ho’s decision on Eric Adams dismissal slams Trump DOJ

April 2, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss "with prejudice" the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams was a stinging indictment of the Justice Department’s position that it could...

Mayor Eric Adams addresses the media at City Hall on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

Federal judge dismisses public corruption case against Mayor Adams ‘with prejudice’

April 2, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams — denying an effort by Trump’s Justice Department to have them, tossed "without prejudice," or...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at the West Side Institutional Synagogue on April 1, 2025, in New York City. Cuomo, who is currently leading in the polls in the New York City mayoral race, delivered a talk on anti-Semitism in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Cuomo attacks mayoral rivals as aiding ‘forces of antisemitism,’ sparking outrage

April 2, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that some of his more left-leaning mayoral race rivals have aligned themselves with "forces of antisemitism," an accusation that sparked immediate and strong pushback.

Randy Mastro delivers remarks at City Hall on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Michael Appleton / Mayoral Photography Office)

Adams aide Randy Mastro got judge to stretch court case timeline, stirring ethics worries

April 1, 2025 at 8:41 p.m.

Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams' newly-minted top deputy, convinced a Manhattan judge last month to extend the timeline for a court case that's sparked conflict-of-interest concerns over Mastro's decision to remain...

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