Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York
March 15, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed a separate lawsuit Wednesday against the state.
Charlotte Bennett filed a complaint in state court in Manhattan saying her former employer, the state of New York, is liable for Cuomo’s sexual harassment and for the actions of his top aides, who failed to take corrective action once she reported it.
New York should pay Cuomo’s legal fees in suit, judge rules
January 28, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York state should pay former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legal bills as he defends himself against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a state trooper, a judge ruled Friday.
Democrat Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor
January 1, 2023 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state.
The Democrat, launching her term as the 57th governor of New York, said her goals were to increase public safety and to make the state more affordable.
NY attorney general sued after former adviser’s #MeToo exit
December 16, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A woman who accused a former top adviser to New York Attorney General Letitia James of unwanted kissing filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the Democrat and her office ignored previous warnings about his behavior.
Former Education Secretary King named SUNY chancellor
December 5, 2022 GMTFormer U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr. has been appointed chancellor of the State University of New York, the nation's largest university system, SUNY announced Monday.
King is scheduled to begin in January at a salary of a $750,000.
NY state health commissioner resigning to return to Harvard
December 3, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Mary Bassett said in a statement Friday that she was “leaving now so the next commissioner can have the chance to lead this great department for a full 4-year term under the leadership of Gov.
Supreme Court sympathetic to group convicted in NY scandal
November 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to side with a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others convicted of corruption related to an upstate economic development project dubbed the Buffalo Billion.
Democrat Kathy Hochul becomes 1st woman elected NY governor
November 9, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Kathy Hochul has become the first woman elected New York governor, winning the office outright that she took over in 2021 when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned.
New York: What to expect on election night
November 2, 2022 GMTEver-blue New York has twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans and has turned less friendly for Republicans over the past decade, thanks in part to upstate population loss and a decrease in New Yorkers identifying as Republicans.
Cuomo’s return: Ex-gov launches podcast, laments downfall
October 19, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo isn’t begging for forgiveness.
Fourteen months after resigning from office in a sexual harassment scandal, the former New York governor is elbowing his way back into the public eye, launching a podcast and a political action committee in what could be the first steps toward a comeback bid for political office.
NY state police superintendent quits amid investigation
October 7, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s state police superintendent resigned Friday, days after Gov. Kathy Hochul said he was being investigated for his handling of internal personnel matters.
In a statement, Hochul thanked Kevin Bruen for “his years of public service” and said that First Deputy Superintendent Steven Nigrelli will take over as acting superintendent on an interim basis.
Former governor Cuomo forming PAC, hosting weekly podcast
September 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking his biggest steps yet to return to public life, more than a year after resigning in the wake of a bevy of sexual harassment allegations.
Ex-aide who alleged sexual harassment sues Andrew Cuomo
September 14, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sued him Wednesday, saying he sexually harassed her and then smeared her reputation after she became the second woman to publicly accuse him of misconduct.
Cuomo ethics complaint repeats claims about harassment probe
September 13, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed an ethics complaint Tuesday against state Attorney General Letitia James, reiterating his oft-repeated complaint about the way she handled a sexual harassment investigation that led to his resignation last year.
Relationship with Cuomo daughter led to trooper’s transfer
August 20, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper should have been disciplined for getting romantically involved with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s adult daughter while serving on the Democrat's security detail, the state inspector general said in a report.
New York judge sides with Cuomo in dispute over book deal
August 16, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge sided with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday in his dispute with a now-defunct state ethics commission that ordered him to give up $5 million he was paid to write a book about his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuomo: Taxpayers should pay sexual harassment legal bills
August 11, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot his legal bills as he defends himself against a workplace sexual harassment claim — and he's suing the state's attorney general over it.
Top New York judge says she’ll comply with vaccine mandate
July 28, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on New York’s highest court has reversed her refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine months after not complying with a vaccination mandate.
Judge Jenny Rivera, one of seven jurists on the state’s Court of Appeals, said this week that she is now ready to receive the recently authorized Novavax vaccine once it's publicly available.
Ex-Cuomo adviser killed when Lyft ride ends on highway
July 27, 2022 GMTDEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) — An ex-adviser to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was killed in a crash after police say a Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway over the weekend.
Chief judge of top New York court to leave at end of August
July 11, 2022 GMTThe chief judge of New York's Court of Appeals announced Monday she will step down after more than six years presiding at the state’s highest court and overseeing the state court system.
Judge Janet DiFiore, 66, said in a letter to her colleagues that she will leave at the end of August and “move on to the next chapter of my professional life.” She did not elaborate on what she planned to do next.
Report: Cuomo wrongly used state resources to promote book
July 8, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo improperly used state resources for a book he received $5.1 million to write, according to a report by a law firm.
New York's soon-to-be-disbanded ethics commission, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, voted Thursday to make the report public.
Key players granted bail in Buffalo Billion corruption case
July 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has granted bail to a prominent Buffalo developer and other businessmen serving prison time for a bid-rigging scheme related to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic redevelopment program.
NY Democrats choose Hochul for governor; GOP picks Zeldin
June 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after she stepped into the job of New York governor as a relative unknown, Democrat Kathy Hochul easily locked up her party's nomination Tuesday, setting her on an expected glide path to win the office in November.
Democrats face off in last NY governor debate before primary
June 17, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is running for election to the post after assuming it following Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, faced off Thursday in a final debate with two of her fellow Democrats, U.S.
NYC Mayor Adams endorses Hochul in New York governor’s race
June 15, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for a full term on Wednesday, praising her as “an amazing governor” who deserves a full term.
Adams, a centrist Democrat like Hochul, told supporters at a Manhattan union hall that voters need someone who can "get stuff done in the state of New York.”
Hochul defends Bills stadium deal, gun positions in debate
June 8, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The two Democrats challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's bid to keep her job criticized her Tuesday for her past backing from the National Rifle Association and the deal she reached to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer money on a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills.
Suozzi, Williams, but no Hochul in 1st NY governor debate
June 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Two of the three leading Democrats running for New York governor faced off in their first debate Thursday, with Jumaane Williams and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi missing no opportunities to attack the absent incumbent, Gov.
Ballot deadline passes with no paperwork from Cuomo
June 1, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to have opted against mounting an independent run for his old job — at least for now.
Cuomo, who resigned in August amid allegations he sexually harassed multiple women, had said he was open to running for governor this year, despite the scandal.
NY Gov. Hochul hits election hurdle in running mate’s arrest
April 15, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One man’s scandal catapulted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul into office. Will alleged misconduct by another man hurt her chances of holding on to the job?
Hochul’s previously smooth path to a Democratic primary win hit a major bump this week when her lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, resigned following his arrest in a federal corruption investigation.
Cuomo files suit against NY ethics board over book profits
April 2, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday filed a lawsuit against the state's ethics commission, the latest move in an ongoing dispute over his earnings from a book about his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Rep. Jeffries endorses Hochul in New York governor’s race
March 27, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is endorsing Kathy Hochul in the New York governor's race.
Jeffries, who represents Brooklyn and Queens, said in a statement Sunday that Hochul is a “tireless advocate for all New Yorkers.”
Cuomo says he is open to running again, despite resignation
March 17, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is contemplating a political comeback and dangling the possibility he may run for his former job just six months after he resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.
NY passes anti-harassment laws sparked by Cuomo probe
March 16, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) —
New York expanded workplace harassment protection for all public employees and banned the release of anyone's employment records in retaliation for speaking up about alleged abuse, part of a package of new laws signed by Gov.
Chris Cuomo wants $125 million for ‘unlawful’ CNN firing
March 16, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Chris Cuomo wants an arbitrator to award him $125 million for his firing from CNN, alleging his bosses knew full well how he advised his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and suggested they did the same themselves.
Cuomo rips ‘cancel culture,’ hints at political comeback
March 7, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Just six months after he resigned from office in disgrace over sexual harassment allegations, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to be hinting at a political comeback in remarks at a Brooklyn church on Sunday.
Plans unveiled for Manhattan-LaGuardia Airport connection
March 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — More plans have been unveiled for a public transit connection between Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport, months after a $2 billion project to build an elevated rail link through Queens was put on hold.
Cuomo sued by NY trooper who said he sexually harassed her
February 18, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper who testified that former Gov.
Man who admitted killing bald eagle gets 30 days for feather
February 16, 2022 GMTSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A 20-year-old Louisiana man has been sentenced to 30 days in prison and a year on supervised release for possessing a bald eagle feather, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Second CNN executive exits in wake of internal Cuomo inquiry
February 16, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Allison Gollust, the CNN executive whose relationship with Jeff Zucker led to his resignation as the cable network’s president, is leaving after an internal inquiry found violations of news standards, parent company WarnerMedia said.
Sen. Gillibrand endorses Hochul in New York governor’s race
February 14, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed Gov.
Biaggi running for Westchester, Long Island US House seat
February 7, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi is running for a newly redrawn congressional district representing the Bronx, Long Island, Queens and Westchester County.
Ethics groups want investigation of free help Cuomo received
February 7, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Good government groups say New York's ethics commission should investigate whether former Gov.
NYC mayor defends dinner with disgraced ex-governor Cuomo
February 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushed back Thursday against the suggestion there was anything wrong with his dinner this week with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment last summer.
CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker
February 2, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday after acknowledging a consensual relationship with another network executive — an entanglement that came to light during an investigation of now-fired anchor Chris Cuomo.
Upstate DA declines to pursue case against Andrew Cuomo
January 31, 2022 GMTAn upstate New York district attorney said Monday he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo, becoming the latest prosecutor declining to pursue a criminal case over sexual misconduct allegations against the former governor.
Hochul, lawmakers weigh spending amid calls for COVID-19 aid
January 8, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of New Yorkers should expect tax relief, thanks to the next state budget, but it’s far from clear how the state will use billions in rising tax revenues this year.
Any big spending increases will depend in part on the fine print in Gov.
Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo
January 7, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The only criminal charge filed over the sexual harassment allegations that drove former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from office was dismissed Friday at prosecutors' request, clearing what had been seen as the most serious legal threat to the Democrat.
Cuomo due in court virtually after DA drops fondling case
January 6, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Cuomo will be required to appear virtually for a court session Friday as a judge considers a prosecutor’s request to dismiss a fondling case against the former New York governor.
Bet on it: NY mobile sports gambling to go live this weekend
January 6, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Mobile sports betting is coming to New York.
The state’s gaming commission announced Thursday that four of the nine mobile sports wagering operators selected in November have been approved to accept bets as early as Saturday morning.
Tough case or ‘cowardice’? Drop of Cuomo case splits experts
January 5, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general said she believed Brittany Commisso. The sheriff who filed a criminal complaint accusing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping Commisso in the governor’s mansion called it a “very solid case.” The district attorney called her credible — but said he wouldn’t pursue the case because he couldn’t prove it.
Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo
January 5, 2022 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide, after a prosecutor said Tuesday he couldn't prove the case.
NY governor seek term limits, ban on officials’ extra income
January 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to impose term limits on her office and other statewide elected officials and ban them from earning an outside income, changes that implicitly rebuke her predecessor Andrew Cuomo.
DA: No charges for Cuomo from allegations by 2 women
December 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal charges stemming from allegations from two women — including a state trooper — that he planted unwanted kisses on their cheeks, a suburban prosecutor said Tuesday.
Cuomo won’t be charged for touching trooper at racetrack
December 24, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal charges after a female state trooper said she felt “completely violated” by his unwanted touching at an event at Belmont Park in September 2019, a Long Island prosecutor said Thursday.
2021 Notebook: The scandals that took down Andrew Cuomo
December 20, 2021 GMTTHE BACKGROUND: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo entered 2021 seeing his reputation as a leader in the COVID-19 fight starting to fray. But nearly everyone expected it to be a year of triumph — over both his handling of the virus and anyone who stood in the way of an expected run for a fourth term.
AG taps brakes on effort to seize Cuomo book profits
December 17, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's ethics commission has more work to do if it wants to seize the millions of dollars former Gov. Andrew Cuomo earned writing a book about the COVID-19 pandemic, the state attorney general's office said in a letter Thursday.
NY ethics board tells former Gov. Cuomo to return book money
December 15, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ordered by New York's ethics commission Tuesday to give up millions of dollars a publisher paid him to write a book about his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
NY attorney general Letitia James ends run for governor
December 9, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James suspended her campaign for governor Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position to “finish the job” amid numerous ongoing investigations, including one into former President Donald Trump.
Head of NY university system resigns amid Cuomo fallout
December 9, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The leader of New York's state university system, Chancellor James Malatras, said Thursday he will resign amid criticism for sending text messages mocking a woman who later accused former Gov.
Publisher scraps plans to release book by Chris Cuomo
December 8, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A planned book by Chris Cuomo has been canceled as fallout continues for the former CNN host who had privately helped his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual harassment allegations.
Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo steps away from SiriusXM show
December 7, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said he's dropping his SiriusXM radio show, a decision that followed a sexual harassment allegation.
“While I have a thick skin, I also have a family, for whom the past week has been extraordinarily difficult,” Cuomo said in a Twitter post Monday.
Lawyer: Chris Cuomo accuser was disgusted by ‘hypocrisy’
December 5, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A woman who lodged a sexual harassment allegation against former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was “disgusted” by what she saw as his hypocrisy and attempts to discredit women who made similar allegations against his brother, her lawyer said Sunday.
CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother deal with scandal
December 5, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday less than a week after new information emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment allegations earlier this year.
Trustees stand by SUNY chancellor amid calls for resignation
December 4, 2021 GMTLeaders of New York's public college system are standing behind Chancellor James Malatras, who has faced calls to resign after the release of text messages showing he mocked one of the women who later accused former Gov.
US started inquiry into Cuomo sexual harassment claims
December 3, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice began a civil inquiry in August into sexual harassment claims made against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York officials disclosed Thursday.
The exact nature of the inquiry and its current status was unclear.
New NY health commissioner takes over from embattled Zucker
December 2, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's new state health commissioner stepped into the role Wednesday, at a time when COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in the state.
Mary Bassett, a former New York City health commissioner, spent 17 years developing AIDS prevention programs in Zimbabwe.
Loyalty to family, instead of CNN, puts Chris Cuomo at risk
December 1, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — There's family, and your job as a journalist. Chris Cuomo's willingness to put the latter at risk in service to his brother has led to his suspension by CNN.
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal
December 1, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to face charges of sexual harassment earlier this year.
Chris Cuomo’s off-air role: Brother Andrew’s strategist
November 30, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — CNN anchor Chris Cuomo had a bigger role than previously known in helping defend his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, from sexual harassment allegations that forced him out of office, newly released transcripts and text messages show.
US Rep. Tom Suozzi says he’s running for New York governor
November 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said Monday that he is running for New York governor in next year's election, joining a competitive primary race that became wide open when former Gov.
NY urged to launch endowment for public universities
November 22, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is facing calls from faculty to boost the state's public university system by launching a university endowment — a step dozens of other states have taken.
Lawmakers on the state Senate higher education committee held a hearing Monday as the state budget process continues.
Probe finds ‘overwhelming evidence’ of misconduct by Cuomo
November 22, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A legislative investigation released Monday found “overwhelming evidence” that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women and that he ordered state workers to help produce his book on pandemic leadership during work hours.
Cuomo misrepresented COVID-19 nursing home toll, report says
November 19, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Assembly's investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's conduct in office concluded the Democrat's administration misrepresented how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19, according to a lawmaker who reviewed the committee's still-secret report.
Embattled Time’s Up, post-Cuomo, announces a ‘major reset’
November 19, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Confusion over purpose and mission. Lack of focus on long-term goals. Ineffective communication internally and externally. Lack of accountability for top officials, especially the CEO.
NY lawmakers begin reading findings from Cuomo probe
November 18, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Members of the New York Assembly's Judiciary Committee began reading copies of a report on Thursday that delves into allegations against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The report is expected to lay out the committee’s findings into allegations the Democrat sexually harassed aides, understated the toll of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, unethically used state resources for a book deal and prioritized virus testing for members of his inner circle.
NY ethics commission rescinds approval for Cuomo book deal
November 16, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Members of New York's ethics commission voted overwhelmingly to rescind approval of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $5.1 million book deal Tuesday.
The committee's vote comes over a year after the October 2020 publication of “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which largely recounts the governor’s once-daily press conferences last spring.
Democrat Jumaane Williams says he’s running for NY governor
November 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Jumaane Williams, New York City's elected public advocate, is running for governor, making the self-described activist perhaps the most progressive contestant yet to get into a race already featuring two formidable and potentially history-making candidates.
Report: Online driver’s test program rife with cheating
November 14, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A program to help people obtain driver's permits during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking tests online may be rife with cheating, according to a published report.
State motor vehicle workers told the Albany Times-Union that thousands of people may have taken advantage of the program instituted more than a year ago by former Gov.
‘Mean girls’ and heels: Transcripts shed light on Cuomo saga
November 11, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared pugilistic and paranoid at times in an 11-hour deposition, made public Wednesday, denying the sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office while ascribing political motives to the people investigating his behavior.
AG releases interview transcripts in Cuomo harassment probe
November 10, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Over an 11-hour interview with investigators last July, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defiantly denied allegations he sexually harassed women and sparred with the lawyers questioning him, accusing one of being out to get him, according to a transcript released on Wednesday.