Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked by a trio of young suspects while walking their dog on the Upper East Side Friday night, his spokesperson and law enforcement sources said.
Paterson, 70, and his wife’s 20-year-old son encountered the group of young men, possibly teens, climbing a fire escape on Second Avenue near East 96th Street shortly before 9 p.m., the sources said.
The pair told the youngsters to knock it off and were attacked by the suspects after walking away, according to sources.
Paterson’s spokesperson Sean Darcy confirmed in a statement to The Post that the group of men “had a previous interaction with [Pateron’s] stepson.”
“They both suffered some injuries but were able to fight off their attackers,” Darcy said of Paterson and his stepson.
The ex-governor sustained an injury to his head, while his stepson suffered a face wound, sources said. Sources said his stepson’s injury was more severe.
They were taken to a local hospital to be treated, sources said.
No arrests were made as of late Friday.
Paterson, who served as New York’s governor from 2008 to 2010, is married to Mary Sliwa, the ex-wife of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.
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