{"id":110829,"date":"2024-10-05T22:27:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110829"},"modified":"2024-10-05T22:27:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:27:48","slug":"david-paterson-former-new-york-governor-is-attacked-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110829","title":{"rendered":"David Paterson, Former New York Governor, Is Attacked in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The former governor of New York, David A. Paterson, and his stepson were injured in an assault on a Manhattan street on Friday evening, the Police Department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, 20, were walking in the Upper East Side at about 8:30 p.m. when they were attacked after a verbal altercation with five people, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/1842489835551961207\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">according to the police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Paterson suffered minor injuries to his face and body, while Mr. Sliwa received minor injuries to his face, the police said. Both were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital\/Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A spokesman for the Police Department said the former governor was not believed to have been targeted in the assault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The former governor and Mr. Sliwa had been on a walk near their home when they encountered the five people, Sean Darcy, a spokesman for Mr. Paterson, said in a statement on Friday night. Mr. Sliwa had had \u201ca previous interaction\u201d with the five people, Mr. Darcy added, though details of that interaction were not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Sliwa is the son of Curtis Sliwa, a former Republican mayoral candidate and the founder of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/07\/nyregion\/sliwa-guardian-angels-hannity.html\" title=\"\">Guardian Angels<\/a>, an anti-crime group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Paterson and his stepson were sent home from the hospital early on Saturday, Mr. Darcy said. They had been taken to the hospital as a precaution, he said, after \u201cboth suffered some injuries but were able to fight off their attackers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">They filed a police report, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe governor\u2019s only request is that people refrain from attempting to use an unfortunate act of violence for their own personal or political gain,\u201d Mr. Darcy said on Saturday, adding that Mr. Paterson and his wife, Mary Alexander Paterson, were thankful for \u201cthe outpouring of support they have received from people across all spectrums.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The five people, who were not identified, fled on foot along Second Avenue after the assault, and the police said they were still being sought. Several of them appeared to be teenagers, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/1842489835551961207\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">footage<\/a> circulated online by the Police Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Paterson, the 55th governor of New York and the first Black person to hold the office, served from 2008 to 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He rose to the position during a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/03\/nyregion\/paterson-is-praised-as-portrait-is-unveiled.html\" title=\"\">tumultuous<\/a> time: His predecessor, Eliot Spitzer, resigned in 2008 after being <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/12\/nyregion\/12cnd-resign.html\" title=\"\">linked<\/a> to a high-end prostitution ring. Mr. Paterson, then the lieutenant governor, took over after Mr. Spitzer resigned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Paterson, a Democrat who served for two decades in the State Senate, weathered his own scandals and a state budget ravaged by recession. He did not seek re-election after completing his term as governor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/05\/nyregion\/david-paterson-governor-new-york-attack.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former governor of New York, David A. 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