{"id":2351202,"date":"2024-10-05T18:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-new-york-governor-paterson-assaulted-by-group-on-manhattan-street\/"},"modified":"2024-10-05T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T22:53:57","slug":"former-new-york-governor-paterson-assaulted-by-group-on-manhattan-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-new-york-governor-paterson-assaulted-by-group-on-manhattan-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Former New York Governor Paterson Assaulted by Group on Manhattan Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-new-york-governor-paterson-assaulted-by-group-on-manhattan-street%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2351202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former New York Governor David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, experienced a minor assault in Manhattan while walking on the\u2063 Upper East Side. The incident occurred around\u2063 8:30 PM\u2063 on\u200c a Friday evening \u2062when they were attacked by a \u200dgroup of four \u200bmen and a woman. Both Paterson and Sliwa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-13-national-military-k9-veterans-day-commemorates-first-day-of-training-for-armys-war-dog-program-in-1942\/\" title=\"March 13: National Military K9 Veterans Day, commemorates first day of training for army\u2019s war dog program in 1942\">sustained minor injuries<\/a>, for\u200d which they were treated at a nearby \u200chospital\u2062 and later released. \u2062Paterson, who is legally blind, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suburban-chicago-tent-collapse-injures-at-least-26-including-5-seriously-police-say\/\" title=\"At least 26 injured, including 5 seriously, in suburban Chicago tent collapse, police report.\">experienced minor injuries<\/a> to his body.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>Police have classified the incident as a &#8220;gang assault&#8221; and are seeking public assistance to gather more information. According to Paterson&#8217;s \u2064spokesperson, the assailants had a prior interaction with \u2062Sliwa. Despite the attack, both individuals managed to fend off\u2064 their attackers. In a statement, Paterson and\u2064 his\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-of-unvaccinated-girl-denied-kidney-transplant-by-duke-shares-huge-update\/\" title=\"Unvaccinated girl&#039;s mother denied kidney transplant by Duke gives update.\">family expressed gratitude<\/a> for the swift police response and the\u200b outpouring \u2063of\u200d support they received. Paterson&#8217;s attention was reportedly focused on\u2062 supporting the New York Mets&#8217; playoff game that weekend.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson sustained minor injuries when they were assaulted on a Manhattan street by four men and a woman as they went for an evening walk, police said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old former governor, a Democrat, and his 20-year-old stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were walking on an Upper East Side street about 8:30 p.m. Friday when they were attacked, the New York Police Department and a spokesperson for Paterson said.<\/p>\n<p>Both were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries to the face and were released early Saturday, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Paterson, who is legally blind, also sustained minor injuries to his body.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, police labeled the attack a &ldquo;gang assault&rdquo; and sought help from the public to learn more about the assault.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Paterson served as governor from 2008 to 2010, assuming the post after Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Darcy, a spokesperson for Paterson, said in a statement that the people involved in the assault apparently had a previous interaction with Sliwa.<\/p>\n<p>Paterson and Sliwa were able to fight off their attackers, Darcy said.<\/p>\n<p>Paterson and his wife, Mary, &ldquo;are thankful for the quick response time from the police and the outpouring of support they have received from people across all spectrums,&rdquo; Darcy said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Paterson&rsquo;s main concern Saturday was New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga as he leads the Mets in their opening playoff game against the Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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The 70-year-old Democrat and his 20-year-old stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were attacked around 8:30 p.m. on the Upper East Side. Both received treatment for minor facial injuries at a nearby hospital and were released early Saturday. Paterson, who is legally blind, also suffered some bodily injuries. Police described the incident as a &#8220;gang assault&#8221; and are seeking public assistance for more information. A spokesperson mentioned that the assailants had previously interacted with Sliwa but noted that both men managed to fend off their attackers. Paterson expressed gratitude for the swift police response and support from the community while also showing concern for Mets pitcher Kodai Senga during their playoff game against the Phillies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2351204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8bb03e2446664c9d8830dfcd65aef6ba-scaled-e1728164621942.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4767,9519,32120,42426],"class_list":["post-2351202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assault","tag-manhattan","tag-new-york","tag-paterson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8bb03e2446664c9d8830dfcd65aef6ba-scaled-e1728164621942.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}