David Paterson Assaulted in Manhattan Incident

Former New York Governor David Paterson, 70, and his stepson Anthony Sliwa, 20, were violently assaulted on the Upper East Side of Manhattan by a group that included two adults and several minors. The attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. after Sliwa confronted a group of youths climbing a fire escape earlier that evening. Video footage shows the two men being kicked and punched, with Paterson, who is legally blind, fighting back against one assailant. Police have arrested Travor Nurse, 40, and Diamond Minter, 34, both city housing authority employees, along with two boys aged 12 and 13, who face gang assault charges. Curtis Sliwa, the boys' father, expressed outrage over the attack and the involvement of adults in escalating the violence. Both Paterson and Sliwa sustained injuries and were treated at Weill Cornell Medical Center before being discharged.