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.
In the 1850s, William Tweed served in the United States Congress, returning to New York to serve as a senator and to coalesce his growing political power. Ad. By the 1860s, William Tweed had become Boss Tweed, and he was fully in control of Tammany Hall.y undermining Tweed and Tammany Hall, the political machine he spearheaded, much of the rampant corruption in New York was put an end, setting the stage for a more egalitarian city. Tammany Hall actually predates William Magear Tweed; it was created in the late 1700s as a general social club.