Former N.Y. Gov. Paterson, stepson attacked by gang of five on Upper East Side

Former Gov. David Paterson and his step-son were attacked connected the Upper East Side by 5 teens the stepson had an earlier beef with, constabulary said Saturday.

Cops person released images of the 5 suspects successful the hopes idiosyncratic recognizes them.

Paterson, 70, and his 20-year-old stepson Anthony Sliwa — the lad of Guardian Angels’ laminitis and failed mayoral campaigner Curits Sliwa — were walking a canine on Second Ave. adjacent E. 97th St. astir 8:30 p.m. Friday erstwhile the tiny radical confronted them, constabulary said.

The aforesaid radical had argued with Paterson’s stepson erstwhile helium recovered them trying to ascent a adjacent occurrence flight earlier successful the night. An statement ensued and the teens lunged astatine some men, sparking a fight.

“They some suffered immoderate injuries but were capable to combat disconnected their attackers,” Paterson spokesperson Sean Darcy said successful a statement. The 2 men were astir the artifact from their location erstwhile the onslaught took place, Darcy said.

The radical punched Paterson and his stepson astir the caput and assemblage during the furious attack.

Paterson, who is legally blind, suffered bruises and immoderate symptom to his head, constabulary said. Anthony Sliwa received a chopped articulator successful the little brawl. Both were taken to New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center for attraction and observation, Darcy said.

“They person already filed a constabulary study and nary further accusation is disposable astatine this time,” Darcy said.

The attackers ran off. No arrests person been made.

Paterson was lieutenant politician nether Gov. Eliot Spitzer and took implicit arsenic politician successful March 2008 aft Spitzer resigned mid-term pursuing a prostitution scandal.

Paterson was New York State’s archetypal Black governor. He served the remainder of the term, until the extremity of 2010, but did not question re-election. Facing low-polling numbers astatine the time, the Obama medication reached retired to Paterson and asked helium not tally for office.

In 2019, helium married Mary Sliwa, the ex-wife of Curtis Sliwa and co-founder of the Guardian Angels. Former Mayor David Dinkins officiated the ceremony.

Cops aboriginal Saturday recovered surveillance images of the 5 teens progressive successful the combat and released their pictures to the media, hoping that idiosyncratic recognizes them.

The young pistillate is described arsenic Black with purple braids. At the clip of the onslaught she was wearing light-colored pants, a dark-colored sweater and purple and achromatic sneakers.

One of the young men was wearing a New York Yankees hat, a achromatic hoodie and bluish T-shirt. A 3rd fishy was wearing a reddish T-shirt and a achromatic sweater tied astir his waist, achromatic sweatpants and turquoise-colored Crocs.

Cops are asking anyone with accusation regarding their whereabouts to telephone NYPD Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All calls volition beryllium kept confidential.