Frank Graves was quite a character. A law and order nut who nevertheless could not stop Paterson from descending into chaos from the 1960s on. Allowed organized crime and drug dealing to go on while leading neighborhood “patrols”, the media always in tow. Something of a racist until changing demographics changed him into Mr. Affirmative Action. He was the last of the old school Paterson machine Dems, which are only distinguished from the current crop of miscreants by being able to read.
Thanks for the history lesson.