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, Anthony Chester Sliwa, 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 suspects “had a previous interaction with [Paterson’s] stepson.”
“They both suffered some injuries but were able to fight off their attackers,” Darcy said of Paterson and his stepson.