Log in Subscribe

No Silver Futures As Niou Wins Battle For Ex-Speaker’s Seat

By MARK TOOR
Posted 9/19/16

Disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s designated successor was defeated in a Sept. 13 Demo­cratic primary in her bid to hold onto her seat in a district he controlled since the mid-1970s.

Because the city’s voter rolls are overwhelmingly Dem­ocratic, winners of that party’s primary usually carry their districts in November.

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Please log in to continue

Log in