New York's Boss Tweed was big, bold and brash. His crimes were breathtaking. Harper magazine illustrator Thomas Nast drew an oversized Boss Tweed, with an enormous carrot on his shirtfront, handing ...

These are grim times for New York political bosses. Former Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption trial ends on Monday. Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’ corruption trial has just begun. Former ...

The book “Boss Tweed” by Kenneth D. Ackerman chronicled that he was no more corrupt than many of those prosecuting him. “Boss Tweed” by Kenneth D. Ackerman (Carroll & Graf Publishers) profiles the ...

Today’s lesson takes a look at one of New York’s most infamous characters who was also one of the most corrupt politicians in history, William “boss” Tweed. You’ve probably heard of the Tweed ...

Thomas Nast cartoon in Harper’s Weekly portraying the circle of corruption at Boss Tweed’s Tammany Hall, circa 1870. (Wikimedia Commons) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and ...

My brother Pete must be spinning in his grave over this Eric Adams indictment. I remember as Pete’s health deteriorated from diabetes in his late 70s when he went grave shopping in “The Green-Wood.” ...

On this day in 1876, William “Boss” Tweed, the leader of New York City’s corrupt Tammany Hall political organization during the 1860s and early 1870s, returned from Spain on the frigate USS Franklin ...

Thomas Nast’s Harper’s Weekly cartoons helped land Tweed in jail. (Tweed once tried to pay Nast off.) When Tweed fled to Spain in 1875, he was caught—by officials who recognized him from a Nast ...

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For the next few weeks, Classroom Extra takes a look at a few of New York’s most infamous characters – starting with one of the most corrupt politicians in history, William “Boss” Tweed. You’ve ...