Two people accused of attacking former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson claim they were trying to break up a confrontation.Defense lawyers for Diamond Minter and Travor Nurse spoke Tuesday as the pair pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges.

The NYPD said the assault took place in the city's Upper East Side and both Paterson and his stepson were transported to hospitals.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson Anthony Sliwa are still recovering after a group of New York City tweens - along with two adult city housing authority employees - beat and trash-talked them on the Upper East Side last week.

Police identified the suspects as Diamond Minter, 34, and Travor Nurse, 40, and said both worked for the New York City Housing Authority. Their arrests followed those of two boys, a 12- and a 13-year-old, who also face gang assault charges stemming from the incident, which authorities said happened on the Upper East Side on Friday night.

The boys, 12 and 13, were charged with gang assault, according to the police. Two adults who were involved in the attack have not been caught, the police said.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were victims of a "gang assault" in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.

The NYPD confirmed that two adults, 40-year-old Travor Nurse and 34-year-old Diamond Minter, are now in custody.

A man and woman charged with attacking former Gov. David Paterson and his stepson— son of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa — during a bizarre late-night quarrel on the Upper East Side are claiming they are the true victims.

The former governor and his stepson were attacked Friday while they were walking in Manhattan's Upper East Side.

A man and a woman were arrested for their role in an attack on former New York Gov. David Patterson and his stepson in Manhattan, bringing the total number of those facing charges to four.