Former New York governor David Paterson has been savagely attacked by a group of teenagers after he and his son tried to stop them from climbing a fire escape in Manhattan.
David Paterson, 70, and his son, 20, encountered the teens on Second Avenue near East 96th Street shortly before 9 p.m. Friday.
A confrontation apparently broke out after Paterson and his son told the three young men to stop climbing the fire escape.
The teenagers then launched a senseless attack on the 70-year-old man and his son. Both suffered facial injuries, according to the New York Post.
Former New York Governor David Paterson was savagely attacked by a trio of teenagers after he and his son tried to stop them from climbing a fire escape in Manhattan.
After the incident, the former governor was rushed to Cornell Medical Center in New York, where his condition was reported to be “fine,” according to NBC.
This is a developing story.
