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Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver left jailed, bedridden and alone in final days after epic fall from power: report
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who for decades was one of the most powerful and feared politicians in New York, died a sick and broken man in federal prison, according...
Pataki won passage of charter school law 25 years ago with pay hike for pols
NY officials are toasting the 25th anniversary of the state law that has allowed charter schools to flourish in New York, with then-Gov. George Pataki proudly recalling how he had...
Dolan puts Assembly Speaker Heastie at center ice ahead of face-off over MSG taxes
"He's making nice with the speaker, having him throw out the first puck at the Rangers game. If nice doesn't work, he'll go to war."
Sheldon Silver's widow seeks court order to start hawking $2.675M estate
Rosa Silver is petitioning the Surrogate's Court in Manhattan to be named “temporary administrator” of an estate estimated to be worth $2.675 million.
Brian Benjamin just the latest in a long line of sleazy New York pols
The latest disgraced New York political figure is Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who resigned and surrendered to authorities to face federal bribery and campaign-finance fraud-related charges.
Letters to the Editor — Jan. 30, 2022
New York Post readers sound off on patients being barred from transplants due to vaccine status, Blackstone reacts to an eviction editorial, Sheldon Silver’s legacy and NYC’s shoplifting scourge.
Alleged Sheldon Silver lover quit gov life — works as model
Janele Hyer-Spencer -- a former Staten Island assemblywoman who allegedly had a an affair with Sheldon Silver -- now lists herself on OneModelPlace.com.
Disgraced NY political powerhouse Sheldon Silver dies in prison
Sheldon Silver, the Democratic powerhouse who ruled Albany with an iron fist until he was busted and later convicted on federal corruption charges in a stunning fall from grace, died...
From Carlos Danger to Cuomo: New York's biggest political scandals
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning amid multiple investigations is just the latest in a long line of notable political scandals in New York state history.
Disgraced pol Sheldon Silver transferred to prison medical facility
Disgraced ex-state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was transferred from a federal prison in New York to a medical facility run by the Bureau of Prisons in Massachusetts.
Ex-NYS Senate leader also released early from prison
News of Malcolm Smith's home confinement comes after ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was furloughed for a few days after having served less than a year of six-and-a-half-year sentence for corruption.
Shel back to the cell: Silver ordered to return to prison days after release on furlough
Officials from the Bureau of Prisons had let disgraced pol Sheldon Silver out on furlough while deciding if he could serve the remainder of his time in home confinement.
No poppy seed bagels! What Sheldon Silver likely can and can't do while out of prison
Sheldon Silver was furloughed from prison Tuesday and has been living back in Manhattan since his exit. But his time after lockup might not be all rosy.
Letters to the Editor — May 6, 2021
The Issue: Sheldon Silver’s furlough from prison just eight months into his 78-month sentence. The Post’s editorial about former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s release just proves the double standard that...
Watch: Curtis Sliwa buzzes Sheldon Silver, tells freed ex-pol, 'you belong back in jail'
Sheldon Silver, who was released from prison on Tuesday after spending less than nine months behind bars, got an unexpected visitor at his apartment in the form of Curtis Silwa.
De Blasio, Cuomo dodge questions on Sheldon Silver's release from prison
Bill de Blasio declined to answer a reporter's question about the "kind of message" being sent by springing Silver less than nine months into his 6 1/2-year sentence for political...
Sheldon Silver returns to NYC home in wheelchair after early prison release
Former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrived home from prison after serving less than a year of his 6 1/2 year sentence.
NY politicians react to Sheldon Silver's prison release
New York's Republican leader on Tuesday blasted reports that disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from prison.
Shelly Silver's release from prison after 8 months an obscene miscarriage of justice
Sheldon Silver has served a mere eight months in prison with more than five months remaining on his sentence.
Sheldon Silver released from prison five and a half years early
Disgraced Pol Sheldon Silver has been sprung from prison early on furlough — while he awaits a decision from the agency on whether he can serve out the remainder of...