Basil Paterson Boulevard (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of 195th Street and Reservoir Avenue
Honoree: Basil Paterson (1926-2014), after service in World War II, earned a law degree, entered politics and was elected a state senator in 1965. In 1978, Mayor Ed Koch named hims deputy mayor for labor negotiations, a post he held until being named secretary of state by Gov. Hugh Carey. He was the first African-American in that post, in which he served until 1982. Later a labor lawyer, he watched his son, Governor David Paterson climb the political ladder from state senator, to lieutenant governor and then to governor. (Cabrera)
LL:2015/15