Silver: I told Vito Lopez to quit
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Monday that he has asked for the resignation of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the Brooklyn Democratic boss accused of sexually harassing female staffers, a scandal that ensnared Silver when he brokered a secret settlement with the women using public money.
“I told him it would be best for him personally and send a message” against sexual harassment, Silver told reporters in Charlotte, N.C., at the Democratic National Convention.
Lopez, whose district spans Williamsburg and Bushwick, has said he never sexually harassed anyone. He did not immediately respond to telephone messages and emails sent to his district office.