Police say the 70-year-old former governor and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were walking on an Upper East Side street on ...

Former New York Gov. David Paterson (D-N.Y.) and his stepson Anthony Sliwa were attacked near their Upper East Side home on ...

Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked Friday evening while walking near their home in New York ...

Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Chester Sliwa, were attacked by a group of young suspects while walking their dog in ...

Paterson said the attack was an attempt to win a fight and said that his step son "didn't back down," when it was happening.

Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, 20, were attacked by five people at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, police said.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were injured in a street confrontation in New York City late on Friday, ...