Cuomo maintained his innocence but said he is resigning to avoid “months of political and legal controversy.'
After months of pressure to resign amid mounting allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he will be stepping down as governor of New York to let Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul take his place, characterizing his decision as a way to “let government get back to governing.”... [+]
in New York City. - Cuomo has announced that Broadway will reopen on September 14, with some tickets going on sale beginning tomorrow. Theaters, a popular draw for tourists, will be open at 100 percent capacity, the governor says. Cuomo has also announced that visitors to both Yankee and Mets baseball games will soon be able to receive a vaccination at the ball field and in return will get a free ticket to another game.
He maintained his innocence against serious allegations of sexual harassment detailed in a report released last week by the New York State Attorney General’s Office, describing the entire scandal as “politically motivated.” But said he is resigning because “this situation by its current trajectory will generate months of political and legal controversy.”
The resignation will be effective in 14 days, Cuomo said, at which point he will be replaced by second-in-command Kathy Hochul, who will be the“You know me, I’m a New Yorker born and bred, I’m a fighter and my instinct is to fight through this controversy because I truly believe this is politically motivated,” Cuomo said. “But when I took my oath as governor, then it changed. I became a fighter, but I became a fight for you, and it is your best interest I serve.
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