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Chris Sommerfeldt

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City Hall Reporter at New York Daily News

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  • 1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Chris Sommerfeldt

    Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ top deputy at City Hall, is seriously exploring a proposal to spare Manhattan’s Elizabeth Street Garden from an affordable housing development by instead building the apartments on a nearby lot once reserved for a public school, according to multiple sources familiar with his efforts. Mastro first ordered the Elizabeth Street Garden redevelopment paused shortly after becoming Adams’ first deputy mayor last month, saying he wanted to review it.

  • 1 day ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Chris Sommerfeldt |Graham Rayman

    By Chris Sommerfeldt and Graham Rayman, New York Daily News NEW YORK - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating conditions. In her 77-page ruling, Manhattan Federal Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain didn't immediately identify the official who will take over management of the facility and report directly to the court.

  • 1 day ago | thederrick.com | Chris Sommerfeldt |Graham Rayman

    NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating conditions. In her 77-page ruling, Manhattan Federal Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain didn’t immediately identify the official who will take over management of the facility and report directly to the court.

  • 1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Chris Sommerfeldt |Graham Rayman

    A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating conditions. In her 77-page ruling, Manhattan Federal Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain didn’t immediately identify the official who will take over management of the facility and report directly to the court.

  • 2 days ago | gazettextra.com | Chris Sommerfeldt

    NEW YORK - Andrew Cuomo is pledging if elected mayor to stop a shelter development in southern Brooklyn that has drawn intense pushback from local residents, including the neighborhood's Council member, who recently endorsed Cuomo's bid for City Hall. The shelter, planned on the corner of 86th Street and 25th Avenue in Bensonhurst, would provide beds, mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment for 150 homeless New Yorkers.

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10 May 25

RT @SallyGold: In sum, Trump said @NYCMayor went to DC today to thank him for (I'm assuming) helping DOJ drop his corruption case, was "ver…

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Chris Sommerfeldt @C_Sommerfeldt
10 May 25

RT @lizkimtweets: "Donating to homeless youth" was the code used by Mayor Adams for guest who elected to donate their tickets to his fundra…

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Chris Sommerfeldt @C_Sommerfeldt
9 May 25

President Trump said Mayor Adams came to the White House on Friday so the mayor could "thank" him in the wake of the dismissal of Adams' federal corruption indictment. Other than that, Trump said they discussed "almost nothing." w/ @JosieStratman https://t.co/JwSz9s8Wod