He launched his campaign in the shadow of the Tweed Courthouse, named for the corrupt political boss of Tammany Hall, and said: «Unfortunately, Albany's antics today could make Boss Tweed blush. (politico.com)
Sampson's sole pick to the newly created ethics watchdog was a colorful and unpredictable Brooklyn attorney with ties to questionable figures, including imprisoned Brooklyn political boss Clarence Norman. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Earlier in the day, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver annonuced Lopez, a powerful political boss in Brooklyn, would lose his coveted Housing Committee chairmanship, a perch from which the lawmaker drew much of his influence. (nystateofpolitics.com)