He drew nearer to the balcony, laying his hand upon the multiflora rose creeper.
Boss Tweed used his influence with state politicians to pass legislation that shifted power away from the state and towards New York City. He obtained passage of the New York City charter in 1870, that gave him and his cronies the final say over all city expenditures.uring the 1860s and early 1870s, Tweed and his cronies ran New York City and stole many millions of dollars of public money; by some estimates, as much as $200 million.
William M. âBossâ Tweed was a legendary corrupt political leader of New York City in the years following the Civil War. Along with members of the âTweed Ring,â he was suspected of siphoning untold millions of dollars from the cityâs coffers before public outrage turned against him and he was prosecuted.s leader of New York Cityâs famed political machine, Tammany Hall, Tweed essentially ran the city in the years following the Civil War. He was also known to work closely with two particularly unscrupulous businessmen, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk.