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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.

The restaurant, located in a remote section of Westchester Square, is owned by Richard Caban, the brother of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.

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New York Politics |
Bronx eatery popular with Mayor Adams to shutter after court feud over illegal party room

February 9, 2024 at 6:56 p.m.

The restaurant, located in a remote section of Westchester Square, is owned by Richard Caban, the brother of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams wouldn't say what form any legal action against the mayor will take, or when it might be initiated.

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NYC Council OKs legal action against Mayor Adams in housing voucher feud

February 8, 2024 at 5:58 p.m.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams wouldn't say what form any legal action against the mayor will take, or when it might be initiated.

Two days after the Guardian Angels roughed up a Bronx man in Times Square, the group's leader, Curtis Sliwa, came under fire Thursday from a broad swath of elected officials and everyday New Yorkers.

New York Politics |
Curtis Sliwa faces torrent of outrage after Guardian Angels’ Times Square ‘migrant’ fiasco

February 9, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

Two days after the Guardian Angels roughed up a Bronx man in Times Square, the group's leader, Curtis Sliwa, came under fire Thursday from a broad swath of elected officials...

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks during a press conference before a New York City Council meeting at City Hall in Manhattan on Dec. 20, 2023. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)

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Speaker Adams says NYC Council has ‘no plans’ to modify city’s sanctuary status

February 8, 2024 at 5:38 p.m.

The speaker also accused voices on the political right of recently mischaracterizing the practical implications of the decades-old immigration rule.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to grant herself the power Thursday to take legal action against Mayor Adams' administration over its refusal to implement a set of new housing voucher laws — a procedural step that carries outsize weight amid an increasingly hostile relationship between the two top politicians.

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NYC Council to clear way for legal action against Adams admin in housing voucher battle

February 8, 2024 at 10:07 a.m.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to grant herself the power Thursday to take legal action against Mayor Adams' administration over its refusal to implement a set of new...

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NYCHA bribery bust spurs federal bill that’d require disclosure of all public housing contracts

February 7, 2024 at 5:36 p.m.

The bill, authored by Bronx Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres, is a direct response to the NYCHA bribery scandal that came to light Tuesday.

Of the 70 supers indicted, 10 stand out for having allegedly accepted $1.02 million in bribes — about half of the total amount of money at play in the sweeping scandal, a Daily News review found.

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These 10 NYCHA supers allegedly took biggest bribes in agency’s $2M corruption scandal

February 7, 2024 at 2:46 p.m.

Of the 70 supers indicted, 10 stand out for having allegedly accepted $1.02 million in bribes — about half of the total amount of money at play in the sweeping...

Mayor Adams signaled Tuesday that he "would love to entertain" the chance of cooperating more with federal immigration authorities involving migrants who've committed "dangerous crimes."

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Mayor Adams says he’d ‘love to entertain’ changes to NYC’s sanctuary status provisions

February 6, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

Mayor Adams signaled Tuesday that he "would love to entertain" the chance of cooperating more with federal immigration authorities involving migrants who've committed "dangerous crimes."

All told the superintendents received about $2 million in bribes for approving about $13 million on construction contracts, federal prosecutors say.

Crime and Public Safety |
70 NYCHA supers busted in NYC corruption raid, DOJ’s largest one-day bribery nab

February 6, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.

All told the superintendents received about $2 million in bribes for approving about $13 million on construction contracts, federal prosecutors say.

A top-ranking federal immigration official slammed NYC's sanctuary status Monday, saying it has prevented city law enforcement from cooperating with federal officials.

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After Times Sq. NYPD beating, top U.S. official slams NYC’s sanctuary status

February 5, 2024 at 6:21 p.m.

A top-ranking federal immigration official slammed NYC's sanctuary status Monday, saying it has prevented city law enforcement from cooperating with federal officials.

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