New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign as the third-term governor faces dual scandals over both his alleged inappropriate behavior with women, as well as the coverup of his mishandling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic. “New York is still in the midst of this pandemic and is still facing the societal, health and economic impacts of it. We need to govern without daily distraction. For the good of the state Governor Cuomo must resign,” Stewart-Cousins said in a statement on Sunday, shortly after Cuomo said on a press call with reporters that there is “no way” he resigns. “We have more allegations about sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, the loss of credibility surrounding the Covid nursing home data and questions surrounding the construction of a major infrastructure project,” she added. New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who is al
ALBANY, N.Y. In a potentially crippling defection in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s efforts to maintain control amid a sexual harassment scandal, the powerful Democratic leader of the New York State Senate declared on Sunday that the governor should resign “for the good of the state.” The stinging rebuke from the Senate leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins along with a similar sentiment from the Assembly speaker, Carl E. Heastie, who questioned the.
8 Mar 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) said Monday there is “no way” he will resign in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment, despite calls for him to step down.
His statement comes after he cited an independent investigation by Attorney General Letitia James’s office that Cuomo’s office has signed off on, the
“[James] is very good, she’s very competent, and that will be due process and then we’ll have the facts. That’s why Senator [Chuck] Schumer said let the Attorney General do her investigation, Senator [Kirsten] Gillibrand said let the Attorney General do her investigation, Congressman [Hakeem] Jeffries said let the Attorney General do her investigation, the White House spokesperson said let the Attorney General do the investigation, because that’s democracy. So no, there is no way I resign,” Cuomo said in a press briefing Monday.