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Politics & Government

Lavine Pens Letter to Adams Over Barring of Reporter

June 18, 2025

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore, Long Island) has written New York City Mayor Eric Adams a letter in response to the barring of Daily News reporter Chris Sommerfeldt from future City Hall news conferences. This action, according to Lavine, is a “clear violation of American constitutional values.”

The full content of the letter is attached.

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Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.

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