Basil Paterson, the father of former New York Gov. David Paterson, has died at age 87. He passed away Wednesday night at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. As part of the Harlem 'Gang of Four' the patriarch paved a political path for his son David.
LESLIE LARSON, ANNIE KARNI, CELESTE KATZ, New York Daily News: Politics
Thu, 04/17/2014 - 8:18pm
Basil Paterson, the father of former New York Gov. David Paterson, has died at age 87. He passed away Wednesday night at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. As part of the Harlem 'Gang of Four' the patriarch paved a political path for his son David.