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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.

NYC Mayor Adams says Cuomo pushing him to drop out of race to maximize chances against Mamdani

July 7, 2025 at 6:42 p.m.

Adams said he has no intention of heeding Cuomo's call — arguing that Cuomo's the one who should end his campaign so he can take on Mamdani, a democratic socialist,...

New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander is arrested by ICE agents in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Dean Moses / AMNY)

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after ICE arrest for allegedly 'assaulting' officer

June 17, 2025 at 10:34 p.m.

City comptroller and NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by ICE in lower Manhattan amid the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference, Dec. 12, 2023, in New York.

Police ‘prepared’ for large pro-Palestine protests during New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square

December 30, 2023 at 7:50 p.m.

NEW YORK — There are no known security threats related to this weekend's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, but the New York Police Department is gearing up for the possibility...

Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio fined $475K for using NYPD security detail during failed 2020 presidential campaign

June 15, 2023 at 9:47 p.m.

City government's ethics watchdog ordered former Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday to cough up nearly $475,000 for misusing his personal police detail during his failed 2020 presidential campaign —...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) talks to supporters of former US President Donald Trump outside the District Attorneys office in New York on April 4, 2023.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene largely drowned out by anti-Trump protesters during clashes outside Manhattan courthouse

April 4, 2023 at 11:56 p.m.

Trump-loving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was largely drowned out at a rally near Manhattan Criminal Court supporting the former president before his criminal arraignment Tuesday. Law enforcement officers separated Trump...

Rogue employee hacks New York Post website with extremist hate-filled racist headlines

October 27, 2022 at 9:20 p.m.

It was an inside job. A hacker who hammered the New York Post with at least a half-dozen racist, misogynist and extremist headlines under the paper's red banner on Thursday...

Migrants arrive on a bus at the Port Authority from Texas to Manhattan, New York on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

Mayor Adams declares state of emergency over NYC migrant crisis, seeks help from feds, state

October 7, 2022 at 9:03 p.m.

Mayor Adams declared a state of emergency Friday over the city's migrant crisis and pleaded for financial and legislative assistance from the federal government and state lawmakers. The declaration will...

Erica Adams celebrating his win as New York City Mayoral at the Brooklyn Marriott in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

Eric Adams beats Curtis Sliwa, is elected second Black mayor of NYC

November 3, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

Eric Adams, a former cop who climbed from poverty in Queens to become a fierce voice for frustrated working-class voters, was elected the second Black mayor of New York City...

De Blasio to mandate COVID vaccine or weekly tests for all 300,000 NYC municipal workers — including cops

July 27, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

All New York City municipal workers — including cops, firefighters and teachers — will have to get vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus tests under a new mandate Mayor de...

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming (left) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California (right)

House GOP sets Wednesday vote to boot Rep. Cheney from leadership, opening door for Rep. Stefanik

May 10, 2021 at 10:54 p.m.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has informed his Republican members that they will vote Wednesday on whether to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership, paving the way for Trump-boosting...

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