2 NYCHA employees charged in gang attack on ex-Gov. Paterson and stepson

Two off-duty NYCHA employees were arrested Monday in connection with an assault on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, police said.

Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, 20, were attacked around 8:30 p.m. Friday while they were walking in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. They were treated for minor injuries, police said.

Travor Nurse, 40, was charged with two counts of gang assault and assault of a victim 65 or older, and Diamond Minter, 34, was charged with second degree gang assault, police said. Police said both are employees of New York City Housing Authority.

Their arrests came after two boys, aged 12 and 13, were arrested Saturday on gang assault charges in the attack.

Describing the assault at a news conference Saturday afternoon, Paterson said he and Sliwa had fought off a group of people after Sliwa quarreled with some of the attackers earlier in the evening. Sliwa is the son of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.

"I got punched in the face a couple times and I got punched in the shoulder," Paterson said, according to the Daily News.

Paterson said he suffered bruises and some pain to his head. Sliwa, also battered and bruised, received a cut lip that required five stitches, Paterson said.

Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, assuming the post after Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a scandal involving sex workers.

It was unclear how many additional suspects were being sought Monday.