Hochul moves to claim Whitney Park for preservation 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to bring one of the Adirondacks’ most storied private estates into public hands, despite the wishes of its late owner.  The governor wrote to the trustees of the late John Hendrickson’s estate expressing the state’s interest in buying most of the 36,600-acre Whitney Park, a vast wilderness tract dotted with lakes and forests in Long Lake, the Adirondack Explorer reported. Hochul’s Oct. 10 letter also went to Texas-based developer Todd Interests, which signed a deal this spring to purchase the property when it was listed for $125 million. In the letter, Hochul said her […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.