Silver, 71, stepped down as speaker in early 2015. (syracuse.com)
Heastie replaced Sheldon Silver, who recently stepped down as speaker after being arrested on federal corruption charges. (politico.com)
The Daily News reports that Silver has agreed to step down as speaker of New York's State Assembly, a position he's held since 1994, following his arrest last week on federal corruption charges. (nymag.com)