Former New York Governor David Paterson has been savagely attacked by a group of teenagers after he and his stepson tried to prevent them from climbing a fire escape in Manhattan. 

David Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Chester Sliwa, 20, came across the teenagers on Second Avenue near East 96th Street shortly before 9pm on Friday. 

A confrontation apparently erupted after Paterson, who is legally blind, and Anthony – who grew up with special needs – told the three young men to stop scaling the fire escape. 

The teenagers then launched a senseless attack on the 70-year-old and his stepson. They both suffered injuries to their faces, 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 prevent them from climbing a fire escape in Manhattan

David Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Chester Sliwa, 20, came across the teenagers on Second Avenue near East 96th Street shortly before 9pm on Friday

A confrontation apparently erupted after Paterson and his son told the three young men to stop scaling the fire escape

After the incident, the former governor was rushed to NY Cornell Medical Center, where his condition is reported to be ‘ok,’ according to NBC. 

Anthony, the biological son of 2021 Republican mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa, suffered more grievous bruises and cuts but is expected to recover. He also might have a concussion. 

A spokesperson for Paterson issued a statement, saying that the governor and his stepson ‘suffered some injuries but were able to fight off their attackers.’

The statement went on to say that they ‘have already filed a police report.’

Following the attack, the troop of teenagers quickly fled the scene. Authorities were looking for them. 

Paterson, a Democrat, was the 55th governor of the New York, serving from 2008 to 2010. 

He was the first legally blind person to assume the gubernatorial office in any state. And he was the first black governor of New York.

The teenagers then launched a senseless attack on the 70-year-old and his son. They both suffered injuries to their faces

This incident appears to be only the latest episode in a series of violent and unprovoked attacks that have rocked the big apple.

Last month, an 81-year-old woman was assaulted for no reason outside her apartment building in the Upper West Side. 

The male assailant struck her so hard in the back of the head that she hit her nose on a ledge before falling flat on the ground. 

He then calmly walked away from the scene, leaving the old woman sprawled out in pain on the sidewalk. 

After the incident, the former governor was rushed to NY Cornell Medical Center, where his condition is reported to be ‘ok’

In July, another elderly woman suffered a random attack in Greenwich Village. 

Around 9 am, D’yan Forest, 90, who has been dubbed ‘the world’s oldest working female comedian, was walking to the gym when an unknown woman sucker-punched her in the face.

The force of the blow caused Forest to crumple and fall on the ground, while the attacker fled the scene.

David Paterson is not the first prominent person to have suffered an unprovoked attack in New York. 

Last month, an 81-year-old woman was assaulted for no reason outside her apartment building in the Upper West Side. Her attacker left her sprawled out on the sidewalk

D’yan Forest, who’s been dubbed ‘the world’s oldest working female comedian,’ was viciously sucker-punched in a random attack in Greenwich Village

In May, actor Steve Buscemi was left bruised and bloodied after he was punched in the face in a random assault. 

The Brooklyn native, 66, was strolling along Third Avenue near East 27th Street in Kips Bay, in eastern Manhattan, at 11.48am. 

A man walked up to the actor and suddenly attacked him outside 369 Third Avenue, then fled.

Buscemi was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he was treated for bruising, swelling, and bleeding to his left eye.

Hollywood actor Steve Buscemi was punched in the face in a random attack on the streets of New York City in May

‘Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,’ his publicist said. 

According to Vital City, compared with last year, murder and property crimes are down in New York. 

However, crimes like rape, robbery, and assault are all up.  

This is a developing story.