Basil Paterson

New York’s Political Elite Remember Basil Paterson

If anybody needed a crash course on New York Politics, there was no better place to be than at Basil Paterson’s memorial service at the imposing Riverside Church on Thursday evening.

By Paula Duran

De Blasio Praises Paterson, Dinkins Legacies

Mayor Bill de Blasio today praised the legacies of "Gang of Four" members David Dinkins and Basil Paterson.

By Kelly Weill

‘The Gang of 4 Is No More’: Outpouring of Condolences After Basil Paterson’s Death

Friends and former colleagues offered an outpouring of condolences this morning for Basil Paterson, the trailblazing Harlem leader and the father of Gov. David Paterson, who died last night at the age of 87.

By Jill Colvin

Basil Paterson Dead at 87

By Jill Colvin

Harlem Power House Wants Addition

By Eliot Brown

Governor’s Dad Donates to Thompson, Wardally Money Refunded

By Azi Paybarah

Paterson to Citizens Union: Term-Limits Extension Unseemly But Probably Legal

By Azi Paybarah

Spitzer’s Mate David Paterson Is Mystery Man

By Ben Smith

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