This flame near the legislative office buildings is part of a memorial to missing persons George Pataki is expected to unveil formally sometime next month. And over here is the plaque which, for now, is covered up.

While it's not quite the cornerstone to a Ground Zero memorial, it is a little something everyone will be able to point to and say that Pataki was once here. What else America's longest serving governor be remembered for when his reign ends in January?

-- Azi Paybarah