Sheldon S. Leffler

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Sheldon S. Leffler

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|office1 = Member of the New York City Council
from the 23rd district

|term_start1 = January 1, 1992

|term_end1 = December 31, 2001

|predecessor1 = Herbert Berman

|successor1 = David Weprin

|office2 = Member of the New York City Council
from the 16th district

|term_start2 = January 1, 1978

|term_end2 = December 31, 1991

|predecessor2 = Matthew Troy

|successor2 = Wendell Foster

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|9|6}}

|birth_place = New York City, U.S.

|party = Democratic

}}

Sheldon S. Leffler (born September 6, 1942) is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from 1978 to 2001. Leffler was instrumental in establishing the residential and commercial recycling program in New York City in 1989. According to Eric Goldstein (NRDC expert blogger), "Sheldon Leffler, who was Chairman of the Council’s Environmental Protection Committee and the bill’s leading shepherd, pronounced the statute “a strong beginning … not the end.” City Council Majority Leader Peter F. Vallone, proclaimed the new law to be “one of the most significant pieces of legislation in the history of the city.” (https://www.nrdc.org/experts/eric-goldstein/new-york-citys-history-making-recycling-law-turns-25-years-old-part-i){{cite web|author=Susan Saulny

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/13/nyregion/sheldon-leffler-former-councilman-is-convicted-in-campaign-fraud-scheme.html |title=Sheldon Leffler, Former Councilman, Is Convicted in Campaign Fraud Scheme |work=The New York Times |date=2003-11-13 |accessdate=2019-07-07}}{{cite web|author=Susan Saulny |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/10/nyregion/ex-lawmaker-is-sentenced-to-probation-in-fraud-case.html |title=Ex-Lawmaker Is Sentenced To Probation In Fraud Case |work=The New York Times |date=2004-01-10 |accessdate=2019-07-07}}