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March 21, 2008
“Let me reintroduce myself….I am David Paterson– governor of New York State.”
Amsterdam News
By Herb Boyd
“Let me reintroduce myself,” David Alexander Paterson told a massive gathering of friends, relatives, and public officials during his swearing-in ceremony before a joint session of the State Assembly and Senate Monday morning, “I am David Paterson, and I am the governor of New York State.”
Many New Yorkers will not soon forget Paterson's clearly articulated position on eminent domain abuse:
Many Harlemites are already pondering what kind of administration Paterson will oversee, and if he’ll repair some of the damage left by his predecessor in which several charitable organizations in the community were victims of his overzealousness. One listener in Albany wanted to know if Paterson the governor will keep the promises made by Paterson the State Senator, a position he held for more than twenty years.
“He promised a moratorium on eminent domain,” she said. “I wonder if he’ll keep that promise and how that’ll impact such projects as Willets Point, Columbia University, and Bruce Ratner’s plans for the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.”
Posted by lumi at March 21, 2008 4:57 AM