Ex-New York Gov. David Paterson assaulted on Upper East Side, cops say
Paterson in 2010. He was New York's governor between 2008 and 2010 and is now a talk radio host. Credit: Getty Images/Mario Tama
Former Gov. David A. Paterson was beaten up Friday evening on Manhattan's Upper East Side by a group of five youths with whom he’d had a verbal argument, according to the NYPD.
Paterson, 70, was hit in the face and body, as was a 20-year-old man he was with, identified in published reports as his stepson, the NYPD wrote in a news release.
The release contained surveillance photos of the suspects, who are still at large.
The altercation happened near East 96th Street on Second Avenue.
Paterson, who is legally blind, was New York's governor between 2008 and 2010. He’s now a talk radio host.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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