Former Gov. David Paterson of New York Assaulted in Manhattan

[Polybius]

Source: NY Times

David A. Paterson, a former governor of New York, and his stepson were injured in an assault on a Manhattan street on Friday evening, the Police Department said.

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, according to the police.

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.

A spokesman for the Police Department said the former governor was not believed to have been targeted in the assault.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/nyregion/david-paterson-governor-new-york-attack.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Is his stepson, Anthony Sliwa related to Hell's Angel's founder, Curtis Silwa? Anyone know?

[Aristus]

2. Unless the editor got it wrong, the name is Sliwa, not Silwa.

n/t

[hlthe2b]

3. Ahh, misread it. Thanks

[hlthe2b]

9. Yes. Curtis Sliwa--founder of Guardian Angels & Paterson stepson is Anthony Sliwa (so now that the spelling is correct,

anyone know if they are related?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sliwa

[LauraInLA]

6. I can't find anything about Curtis Sliwa (or Sliwa) and the Hell's Angels. Do you have a reference I can read?

[hlthe2b]

8. Probably not related to the story, but here's his wiki page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sliwa

[BaronChocula]

12. Mary Galda is Paterson's current wife and ex-wife

of Curtis Sliwa. Anthony (Paterson's stepson) was the product of that marriage.

[Ptah]

11. Do you mean Guardian Angels?

[hlthe2b]

13. YES! 'Sorry, this is what happens when I watch UGA play Auburn while posting...LOL

[LauraInLA]

14. Ok, that explains the confusion ;)

[et tu]

4. oh my- the blue states

are just ripe with violence

[LauraInLA]

5. I read the article using archive.ph.

“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 “a previous interaction” with the five people, Mr. Darcy added, though details of that interaction were not immediately clear.

Mr. Sliwa is the son of Curtis Sliwa, a former Republican mayoral candidate and the founder of the Guardian Angels, an anti-crime group.”

[hlthe2b]

10. I almost missed this. 'Thought you would respond to my question upstream, but thanks, nonetheless...

[JoseBalow]

7. "his stepson, Anthony Sliwa"

Any relation to Curtis Sliwa, the Guardian Angels douchebag?

That would be ironic