‘What I thought was interesting is when I was governor, no one told me that you could plant a tree and name it after someone,” Paterson added. “I’m just glad they didn’…
Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted predecessor David Paterson in Albany on Friday where the first black governor in state history was honored with a newly planted tree as a crowning achievement at the Executive Mansion alongside trees dedicated to the likes of former President and Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
“Sugar and maple’s a little too sweet in my opinion, but sometimes I think that’s what got me in trouble,” Paterson told The Post about his his tumultuous time atop the executive branch in between March 2008 and the end of 2010. “I don’t think even Cuomo even made the short list,” he quipped about ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo not getting the honor.Kathy Hochul dedicated a sugar maple tree in former Gov. Patterson’s honor.Hochul credited Paterson — who became governor after his predecessor Eliot Spitzer resigned after getting caught with prostitutes — with helping her while she took over from Cuomo following his resignation amid multiple scandals last year.
“His legacy as a person with a disability is an inspiration to generations of New Yorkers. Governor Paterson’s expertise, guidance and sharp wit were a great comfort to me when I took office, and I am proud to honor him at today’s ceremony,” she said at the ceremony of Paterson, the first legally blind person to become governor in state history, according to a press release.
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