The New York Leader (1855–1871) was a literary weekly newspaper published in New York City, and also the organ of city's political power, Tammany Hall.
[1] Charles G. Halpine became part owner and principal editor of the paper in 1856.
After The Saturday Press stopped publishing in 1860, a number of its former contributors wrote for the Leader, including Henry Clapp, Ada Clare, and other New York bohemians.
Walt Whitman also contributed using the pseudonym "Velsor Brush".
[2] The literary bent of the paper was in contrast to its political activities, but a decline in Tammany Hall's fortunes at the end of 1871 coincided with the paper's demise.