What was Tammany Hall’s role in government in New York City in the late 1800s?

In the late 1800s, Tammany Hall was a powerful Democratic political machine in New York City. It used political influence and patronage to maintain control, and officials associated with it were notorious for taking public money through corruption. Therefore, the choice describing it as a political machine that stole money from the city treasury is correct.

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