Heastie Is Elected Speaker of New York Assembly JESSE McKINLEY Carl E. Heastie became the state’s first African-American speaker, succeeding Sheldon Silver, the longtime Albany power broker who was forced to step aside after his arrest. February 4, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1zE257U The New York Times N.Y. / Region State Legislatures

By JESSE McKINLEY via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1zE257U Heastie Is Elected Speaker of New York Assembly February 4, 2015 at 12:00AM The New York Times