Scandals reveal Cuomo known by New Yorkers to wider nation
Read full article: Scandals reveal Cuomo known by New Yorkers to wider nationKisco, N.Y. New Yorks attorney general has promised a thorough investigation of allegations that Cuomo sexually harassed at least two women. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)It was Andrew Cuomoās Emmy-winning performance: daily televised coronavirus briefings in which the New York governor projected competence and compassion, helping to calm a nervous nation. To New Yorkers who have watched the Democrat for years, however, the allegations are consistent with how Cuomo maintains his tight grip on power. Assembly member Ron Kim, a Democrat who blasted Cuomo over those deaths, said Cuomo called and threatened to ādestroyā him if he didnāt retract his criticism. AdWhile he started as a centrist, heās since moved to the left ā though many progressive lawmakers still view Cuomo with distrust.