New York Senate leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid accusations of sexual harassment and mishandling of the state’s nursing homes.
March 7 (UPI) — Two leaders of the New York state legislature called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign on Sunday, while the governor reiterated that he does not plan to step down. New York Senate leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, issued a statement calling for Cuomo’s resignation as he faces mounting allegations of sexual harassment and a separate investigation into his handling of the state’s nursing homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. „Every day, there is another account that is drawing away from the business of government,“ Stewart-Cousins said, according to The New York Times. „We need to govern without daily distraction. Governor Cuomo must resign.“ Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, also a Democrat, issued a statement saying he shared Stewart-Cousins‘ sentiment and said the allegations against Cuomo „have been deeply disturbing and have no place whatsoever in government, the workplace or anywhere else.
