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'''Andrew Mark Cuomo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|oʊ|m|oʊ}} {{respell|KWOH|moh}}, {{IPA|it|ˈkwɔːmo|lang}}; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and former government official who served as the 56th [[governor of New York]] from 2011 to 2021. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
Born in [[Queens]], New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of [[Fordham University]] and [[Albany Law School]]. He began his career working as the campaign manager for his father in the [[1982 New York gubernatorial election]]. Later, Cuomo entered the private practice of law and chaired the New York City Homeless Commission from 1990 to 1993. Cuomo then served in the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] as [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|assistant secretary]] from 1993 to 1997 and as [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|secretary]] from 1997 to 2001 under President [[Bill Clinton]]. Cuomo was elected [[Attorney General of New York|New York attorney general]] in [[2006 New York Attorney General election|2006]], after a failed bid to win the Democratic primary in the [[2002 New York gubernatorial election]].
Cuomo won the 2010 Democratic primary for governor of New York and won [[2010 New York gubernatorial election|the general election]] with over 60 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in [[2014 New York gubernatorial election|2014]] and [[2018 New York gubernatorial election|2018]]. During his governorship, Cuomo signed legislation to legalize [[Same-sex marriage in New York|same-sex marriage]], [[Medical cannabis in the United States|medical use of cannabis]], and [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|recreational use of cannabis]]. Cuomo's administration oversaw the construction of the [[Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge]], the [[Second Avenue Subway]], the [[Moynihan Train Hall]], and a [[LaGuardia reconstruction|reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/04fa55a6-9089-4410-9b79-bcce2cce5675 |title=After Andrew Cuomo's downfall, New York reconsiders its political bullies |work=[[Financial Times]] |last=Chaffin |first=Joshua |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010151337/https://www.ft.com/content/04fa55a6-9089-4410-9b79-bcce2cce5675 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also decommissioned the [[Indian Point Energy Center|Indian Point]] nuclear plant, which led to an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milman |first=Oliver |date=2024-03-20 |title=A nuclear plant's closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/20/nuclear-plant-closure-carbon-emissions-new-york |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In [[Gun control after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting|response]] to the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] and the [[2012 Webster shooting]], Cuomo signed the [[NY SAFE Act|NY SAFE Act of 2013]], the strictest [[Gun control in the United States|gun control law in the United States]]. He also delivered [[Affordable Care Act|Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act]]; a 2011 tax code that raised taxes for the wealthy and lowered taxes for the middle class; 12-week paid family leave; and a gradual [[Fight for $15|increase of the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-15-minimum-wage-plan-and-12-week-paid-family-leave-policy-law|title=Governor Cuomo Signs $15 Minimum Wage Plan and 12 Week Paid Family Leave Policy into Law|date=April 4, 2016|website=Governor.ny.gov|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104141851/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-15-minimum-wage-plan-and-12-week-paid-family-leave-policy-law|url-status=live}}</ref> Cuomo received national attention for his handling of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)|COVID-19 pandemic in New York]]. Although he was initially lauded for his response, he faced [[New York COVID-19 nursing home scandal|renewed criticism and federal investigation]] after it was alleged that his administration covered up information pertaining to COVID-19 deaths among [[nursing home]] residents who died in hospitals.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 19, 2021|title=The lighter days of CNN's Cuomo Brothers show are long gone|url=https://apnews.com/article/cnn-andrew-cuomo-chris-cuomo-096f81a0e4456a8f8ddb866d96d424b8|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=[[Associated Press|AP News]]|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223082913/https://apnews.com/article/cnn-andrew-cuomo-chris-cuomo-096f81a0e4456a8f8ddb866d96d424b8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=McKinley|first1=Jesse|last2=Ferré-Sadurní|first2=Luis|date=February 12, 2021|title=New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/nyregion/new-york-nursing-homes-cuomo.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/nyregion/new-york-nursing-homes-cuomo.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|access-date=February 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/nyregion/nursing-home-deaths-cuomo-covid.html|title=Health Agency Under Cuomo 'Misled the Public' on Nursing Home Deaths|publisher=NY Times|date=March 15, 2022 |accessdate=July 11, 2024}}</ref> Investigations by both the Department of Justice and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office were officially closed as a result of no evidence of wrongdoing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/24/cuomo-coronavirus-investigation/|title=DOJ declines to investigate Cuomo's handling of covid-19 in nursing homes|newspaper=Washington Post |date=July 25, 2021|accessdate=June 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name="ABC News">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cuomo-charged-covid-nursing-home-deaths-manhattan-da/story?id=82055278|title=Cuomo not charged with COVID nursing home deaths: Manhattan DA|publisher=ABC News |date=January 3, 2022|accessdate=June 4, 2024}}</ref>
Beginning in late 2020, Cuomo faced [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|numerous allegations of sexual misconduct]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ferré-Sadurní|first1=Luis|last2=McKinley|first2=Jesse|date=March 11, 2021|title=Aide Says Cuomo Groped Her, as New Details of Account Emerge|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|access-date=March 11, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite web|last=Sommerfeldt|first=Chris|title=Seventh Cuomo accuser alleges he 'verbally and mentally abused' her after getting hired for her looks|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-cuomo-accuser-abused-looks-20210312-7uj7wwg5dngjjm6jsjo65mcl7a-story.html|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=nydailynews.com|date=March 12, 2021 |archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313010056/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-cuomo-accuser-abused-looks-20210312-7uj7wwg5dngjjm6jsjo65mcl7a-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> An investigation commissioned by New York attorney general [[Letitia James]] reported in August 2021 that Cuomo sexually harassed at least eleven women during his time in office,<ref name=Thomas/><ref name=Niedzwiadek/><ref name=Allen/> for which Cuomo faced criminal investigations, however she declined to file criminal charges against him.<ref
The == Early life and education ==
Andrew Mark Cuomo was born on December 6, 1957,<ref>{{cite web|title=Who is Andrew Cuomo? About the NY governor leading coronavirus response in state|url=https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/03/who-is-andrew-cuomo-about-the-ny-governor-leading-coronavirus-response-in-state.html| publisher=Advance Local | date=March 23, 2020| website=syracuse.com |first=Geoff|last=Herbert|language=en|access-date=May 7, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626040413/https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/03/who-is-andrew-cuomo-about-the-ny-governor-leading-coronavirus-response-in-state.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in the New York City borough of [[Queens]] to lawyer and later governor of New York [[Mario Cuomo]] and [[Matilda Cuomo|Matilda]] (''née'' Raffa).<ref name="NYmag021389">{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Blauner|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=--cCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35|title=All Star Family Feud: The Governor's In-Laws Battle Over a Father's Legacy|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=February 13, 1989|access-date=December 6, 2010|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223070359/https://books.google.com/books?id=--cCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35|url-status=live}}</ref> His parents were both of [[Italian-American|Italian]] descent; his paternal grandparents were from [[Nocera Inferiore]] and [[Tramonti, Campania|Tramonti]] in the [[Campania]] region of southern Italy, while his maternal grandparents were from [[Sicily]] (his grandfather from [[Messina]]).<ref name="NYmag021389" /><ref name=Newsday10201988>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Arena|author2=Marianne Arneberg|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104068528.html?dids=104068528:104068528&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+20%2C+1988&author=By+Michael+Arena+and+Marianne+Arneberg&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Cuomo's+Father-in-Law+Dies&pqatl=google|title=Cuomo's Father-in-Law Dies|work=[[Newsday]]|date=October 20, 1988|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-date=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203203243/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104068528.html?dids=104068528%3A104068528&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Oct+20%2C+1988&author=By+Michael+Arena+and+Marianne+Arneberg&pub=Newsday+%28Combined+editions%29&desc=Cuomo%27s+Father-in-Law+Dies&pqatl=google|url-status=
Cuomo graduated from [[Archbishop Molloy High School]] in 1975.<ref name="biography.com">{{cite web|title=Andrew Cuomo Biography: Government Official, Lawyer (1957–)|url=http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-cuomo-21024931|website=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV channel)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])|access-date=May 25, 2015|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320231352/https://www.biography.com/people/andrew-cuomo-21024931|url-status=live}}</ref> He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Fordham University]] in 1979 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Albany Law School]] in 1982.<ref name="biography.com"/>
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=== Election ===
{{main|2006 New York Attorney General election}}
Cuomo declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for [[Attorney General of New York|New York State Attorney General]] in 2006 and on May 30, 2006, captured the Democratic Party's endorsement, receiving 65% of the delegates. Though Cuomo won the endorsement, former [[New York City Public Advocate]] [[Mark Green (New York politician)|Mark Green]] and two-time candidate for [[Lieutenant Governor of New York|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Charlie King (politician)|Charlie King]] also earned places on the Democratic [[
Cuomo won the primary with a majority of the vote, defeating his nearest opponent by over 20%. Clinching the Democratic party nomination was considered a significant rebound following his unsuccessful and unpopular 2002 gubernatorial campaign, and at the nominating convention June O'Neill, the Democratic chairwoman of [[St. Lawrence County]], called him "New York's own Comeback Kid".<ref name="Hicks" /> In the [[general election]] on November 7, 2006, he defeated the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, former [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] [[district attorney]] [[Jeanine Pirro]], winning 58% of the vote.
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==== Usenet, 2008 ====
On June 10, 2008, Cuomo announced that three major Internet service providers ([[Verizon Communications]], [[Time Warner Cable]], and [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]]) would "shut down major sources of online [[child pornography]]" by no longer hosting many [[Usenet]] groups. Time Warner Cable ceased offering Usenet altogether, Sprint ended access to the 18,408 newsgroups in the [[alt.* hierarchy]], and Verizon limited its Usenet offerings to the approximately 3,000 [[Big 8 (Usenet)|Big 8]] newsgroups. The move came after Cuomo's office located 88 different newsgroups to which child pornography had been posted.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosencrance |first=Lisa |url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9095778 |title=3 top ISPs to block access to sources of child porn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722/http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9095778 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |work=[[Computer World]] |date=June 10, 2008 |access-date=September 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="DeJeanNotDeadYet2">{{cite web |last=DeJean |first=David |title=Usenet: Not Dead Yet |work=[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] |date=October 7, 2008 |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/151989-2/usenet_not_dead_yet.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120921/https://www.pcworld.com/article/151989-2/usenet_not_dead_yet.html |archive-date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=September 23, 2010
==== 2008 Obama remarks ====
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== Governor of New York (2011–2021)==
{{Main article|Political positions of Andrew Cuomo}}
Cuomo took the gubernatorial [[oath of office]] at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2011, succeeding David Paterson.<ref name="swearing_in">{{cite news|first=Danny|last=Hakim|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/nyregion/01swearing.html|title=Cuomo Is Sworn In as New York's Governor|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 31, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2011|archive-date=January 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101044925/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/nyregion/01swearing.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="swearing_in_2">{{cite news|first=Jacob|last=Gershman|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704543604576054750661022820|title=Cuomo Takes Office, Calls New York State's Reputation a 'National Joke'|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=January 2, 2011|access-date=January 11, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110126110737/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704543604576054750661022820.html| archive-date= January 26, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> During his first year as governor, Cuomo worked to pass an on-time budget<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/nyregion/31nybudget-albany.html | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | first=Thomas | last=Kaplan | title=Albany Approves Budget, With Time to Spare | date=March 31, 2011 | access-date=February 5, 2017 | archive-date=March 19, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319044424/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/nyregion/31nybudget-albany.html | url-status=live }}</ref> that cut spending without raising taxes,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-27/local/29375758_1_new-york-state-budget-cuomo-spending-cuts | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711171506/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-27/local/29375758_1_new-york-state-budget-cuomo-spending-cuts | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 11, 2012 | location=New York | work=[[New York Daily News]] | first1=Kenneth | last1=Lovett | first2=Glenn | last2=Blain | title=Cuomo, lawmakers reach New York State budget deal, agreeing on 2% cut in spending and no new taxes | date=March 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/03/cuomo-victory-lap/ |title=Cuomo Praises Lawmakers In Video Victory Lap |publisher=Capitaltonight.com |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412073005/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/03/cuomo-victory-lap/ |archive-date=April 12, 2011 }}</ref> made a new deal with a large state-employee union,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/nyregion/public-employees-union-accepts-cuomos-contract-deal-to-avert-layoffs.html | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | first=Thomas | last=Kaplan | title=Public Employees Union Accepts Cuomo's Contract Deal to Avert Layoffs | date=November 3, 2011 | access-date=February 5, 2017 | archive-date=March 19, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319044330/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/nyregion/public-employees-union-accepts-cuomos-contract-deal-to-avert-layoffs.html | url-status=live }}</ref> signed ethics reform legislation,<ref>{{cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Colby |url=http://empire.wnyc.org/2011/08/cuomo-signs-ethics-reform-into-law/ |title=Cuomo signs ethics reform into law |website=[[WNYC]] |access-date=April 5, 2012 |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215111601/https://www.wnyc.org/story/195826-cuomo-signs-ethics-reform-into-law/ |url-status=live }}</ref> passed a property tax cap,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/6302011HistoricPropertyTaxCap |title=Governor Cuomo Signs Historic Property Tax Cap Legislation In Nassau County | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo |website=Governor.ny.gov |date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194150/http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/6302011HistoricPropertyTaxCap |url-status=live }}</ref> worked to enact a same-sex marriage bill with bipartisan support,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://
In 2014, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that Cuomo had been actively involved in the formation of the [[Independent Democratic Conference]] (IDC) three years earlier, which gave control of the state senate to Republicans.<ref name="idc">{{cite web|last1=Zeff|first1=Blake|title=Another Cuomo noninterference story falls apart|url=http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2016/05/another-cuomo-noninterference-story-falls-apart-049022|access-date=August 22, 2017|website=[[Politico]]|date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822093453/http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2016/05/another-cuomo-noninterference-story-falls-apart-049022|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been accused of failing to bridge the rift between the IDC and the Democratic caucus in the Senate.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|date=August 9, 2017|title=Tensions Flare as Cuomo Confronts Democratic Rift|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/nyregion/cuomo-stewart-cousins-new-york-senate-democrats.html|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814191342/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/nyregion/cuomo-stewart-cousins-new-york-senate-democrats.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===COVID-19 nursing home deaths===
{{Further|New York COVID-19 nursing home scandal}}
On March 25, 2020, the [[New York State Department of Health]] issued an advisory requiring the admission of patients to nursing homes who test positive for the coronavirus and barred testing prospective nursing home patients after the [[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] announced that "patients with COVID-19 could be discharged from a health care facility to both home and long-term care facilities when indicated."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/04/COVID-19-Checklist-for-Discharging-Patients-Checklist.pdf|title=Nursing Home Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and Hospital Discharge Planners|publisher=American Hospital Association|date=March 25, 2020|accessdate=July 16, 2024}}</ref> This was also in federal compliance with the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|HHS]]'s announcement that "Nursing homes should admit any individuals that they would normally admit to their facility, including individuals from hospitals where a case of COVID-19 was/is present."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cms.gov/files/document/3-13-2020-nursing-home-guidance-covid-19.pdf|title=Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (REVISED), page 5|publisher=CMS.gov|date=March 13, 2020 |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref> Due to widespread misinformation in the press, Cuomo and his health commissioner, Howard Zucker, were wrongfully accused of being the origin of mandating nursing homes to accept patients with COVID-19 who were discharged from hospitals.<ref name="ProPublica">{{cite news |last1=Sapien |first1=Joaquin |last2=Sexton |first2=Joe |title="Fire Through Dry Grass": Andrew Cuomo Saw COVID-19's Threat to Nursing Homes. Then He Risked Adding to It. |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/fire-through-dry-grass-andrew-cuomo-saw-covid-19-threat-to-nursing-homes-then-he-risked-adding-to-it |work=ProPublica |language=en |access-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618162318/https://www.propublica.org/article/fire-through-dry-grass-andrew-cuomo-saw-covid-19-threat-to-nursing-homes-then-he-risked-adding-to-it |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnn.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/politics/cuomo-new-york-nursing-homes-coronavirus-patients/index.html|title=Cuomo says New York followed federal guidelines when sending coronavirus patients to nursing homes by John Ruiz|publisher=CNN|date= May 24, 2020|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/nyregion/cuomo-covid-nursing-homes.html|title=Cuomo Faulted for Pandemic Leadership but Not for Nursing Home Deaths|publisher=NY Times|date=June 14, 2024 |accessdate=July 19, 2024}}</ref>
On May 10, Cuomo announced that New York would no longer require nursing homes to take COVID-19 patients from hospitals, stating that the change was not a policy reversal, but that hospitals would now be responsible for testing patients before they were released to nursing facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-will-no-longer-require-nursing-homes-take-covid-n1204586|title=New York will no longer require nursing homes to take COVID-19 patients from hospitals - Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement follows criticism of an earlier policy mandating that nursing homes admit residents regardless of their COVID-19 status By Suzy Khimm|publisher=NBC|date=May 11, 2020|accessdate=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref
On January 28, 2021, an investigation conducted by state attorney general [[Letitia James]] concluded that the Cuomo administration undercounted COVID-19-related deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/nyregion/nursing-home-deaths-cuomo.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/nyregion/nursing-home-deaths-cuomo.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|title=N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says|first1=Jesse|last1=McKinley|first2=Luis|last2=Ferré-Sadurní|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=February 13, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> James also reported that many nursing home residents died from COVID-19 in hospitals after being transferred from their nursing homes, which was not reflected in the
On February 12, 2021, Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to Cuomo, said in a call with state [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] leaders that the Cuomo administration
On February 17, 2021, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) and the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn announced they were investigating the incident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-attorney-fbi-investigating-cuomo-s-handling-nursing-home-n1258207 |title=U.S. attorney, FBI investigating Cuomo's handling of nursing home deaths |date=February 17, 2021 |last1=Dienst |first1=Jonathan |last2=Valiquette |first2=Joe |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218021323/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-attorney-fbi-investigating-cuomo-s-handling-nursing-home-n1258207 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 23, 2021, the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] announced that they would not pursue
On March 19, 2021, the FBI reported that an investigation was underway on Governor Andrew Cuomo for improperly using the power of his office to shield nursing home executive political donors from COVID-19 lawsuits but declined to investigate further.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/19/andrew-cuomo-fbi-donors-nursing-homes|title=FBI reportedly investigating Cuomo role in shielding donors from Covid liability|date=March 19, 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727050752/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/19/andrew-cuomo-fbi-donors-nursing-homes|url-status=live}}</ref>
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On March 1, 2021, Cuomo's senior counsel and special adviser Beth Garvey instructed [[New York Attorney General|New York attorney general]] [[Letitia James]] to proceed with an independent investigation of Cuomo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moghe |first1=Sonia |last2=LeBlanc |first2=Paul |title=NY AG says she can start investigation into Cuomo as second accuser says he 'wields his power to avoid justice' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/01/politics/letitia-james-andrew-cuomo-investigaation/index.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |work=[[CNN]] |date=March 1, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810055522/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/01/politics/letitia-james-andrew-cuomo-investigaation/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 8, James hired attorneys from two [[law firms]] (firstly Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and secondly Vladeck, Raskin & Clark) to conduct an independent investigation of Cuomo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinley |first1=Jesse |last2=Ferré-Sadurní |first2=Luis |title=Cuomo Inquiry to Be Led by 2 Lawyers, Including Ex-U.S. Attorney |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-investigation-lawyers.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810053819/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-investigation-lawyers.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Thomas>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=David |title=Former top U.S. prosecutor in New York took lead on Cuomo probe |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/former-top-us-prosecutor-new-york-took-lead-cuomo-probe-2021-08-03/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=August 4, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810025715/https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/former-top-us-prosecutor-new-york-took-lead-cuomo-probe-2021-08-03/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On March 9, a sixth woman alleged that Cuomo inappropriately touched her at the governor's mansion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyons|first=Brendan J.|date=March 9, 2021|title=Cuomo faces new sexual harassment allegation, this time at Executive Mansion|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cuomo-faces-new-allegation-of-sexual-harassment-16011424.php|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|language=en-US|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309202907/https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cuomo-faces-new-allegation-of-sexual-harassment-16011424.php|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 7, the unnamed aide said that after she had been summoned to governor's mansion in November 2020, Cuomo allegedly rose from his desk and began groping her. After the aide told him it would get him in trouble, Cuomo then shut the door and said "I don't care." He then returned and groped one of her breasts
On March 11, 2021, the New York Assembly approved a separate impeachment investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations made against Cuomo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Milman|first=Oliver|date=March 12, 2021|title=New York assembly approves 'impeachment investigation' into Andrew Cuomo|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/11/andrew-cuomo-impeachment-investigation-new-york-governor|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|archive-date=March 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312004546/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/11/andrew-cuomo-impeachment-investigation-new-york-governor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ferré-Sadurní|first1=Luis|last2=Goodman|first2=J. David|last3=McKinley|first3=Jesse|date=March 11, 2021|title=Cuomo Faces New Threat: Impeachment Inquiry Led by Democrats|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/nyregion/cuomo-resign-sexual-harassment.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/nyregion/cuomo-resign-sexual-harassment.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|access-date=March 12, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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Cuomo responded to the report with a denial: "I never touched anyone inappropriately."<ref name=Allen/> The report generated public condemnation against the governor and heightened calls for him to resign.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=August 4, 2021|title=Cuomo investigation: What we know and what's next|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/EXPLAINER-Where-does-harassment-report-leave-16362143.php|access-date=August 4, 2021|website=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804192836/https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/EXPLAINER-Where-does-harassment-report-leave-16362143.php|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 3, President Joe Biden called upon Cuomo to resign.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/03/biden-calls-on-cuomo-to-resign-after-bombshell-sexual-harassment-report.html |title=Biden calls on Cuomo to resign after bombshell sexual harassment report |last=Wilkie |first=Christina |work=[[CNBC]]|date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921084703/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/03/biden-calls-on-cuomo-to-resign-after-bombshell-sexual-harassment-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The release also prompted district attorneys for Manhattan, Nassau County, Westchester County, Albany County and Oswego County to pursue criminal investigations regarding his behavior.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="Nassau"/><ref name="Oswego"/>
Cuomo later filed a complaint with New York's Supreme Court stating that James had publicly called him a "serial sexual harasser" and "sick and pathetic," violating one of the [[American Bar Association|ABA]]'s responsibilities of a prosecutor stating that, "In the context of a criminal prosecution, a prosecutor's extrajudicial statement can create the additional problem of increasing public condemnation of the accused," Cuomo said.<ref name="The Hill">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/597161-new-york-attorney-general-labels-andrew-cuomo-a-sick-pathetic-man/|title=New York attorney general labels Andrew Cuomo a
On August 10, 2021, despite denying all allegations of sexual harassment, Cuomo announced he would step down as Governor of New York, effective August 24.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/politics/news/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-investigation-1235033535/|title=Gov. Andrew Cuomo Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations After Attorney General Investigation by Jordan Moreau|publisher=Variety |date=August 3, 2021|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/972725388/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-resigns-amid-sexual-harassment-claims|title=Andrew Cuomo To Resign After Investigation Finds He Sexually Harassed Multiple Women|date=August 10, 2021|work=[[NPR]]|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810193327/https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/972725388/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-resigns-amid-sexual-harassment-claims|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/10/nyregion/cuomo-resigns|title = Live Updates: Governor Cuomo Says He Will Resign|newspaper = The New York Times|date = August 10, 2021|last1 = Glueck|first1 = Katie|access-date = August 10, 2021|archive-date = August 10, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210810175327/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/10/nyregion/cuomo-resigns|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="NBC081021" /><ref>{{cite web|url = https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34|title = Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations|website = [[Associated Press]]|date = August 10, 2021|access-date = August 10, 2021|archive-date = August 26, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210826061704/https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34|url-status = live}}</ref> On August 21, Cuomo said that [[Hurricane Henri]] would not affect his resignation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-storms-30b3a84b7d21d644735b9e0bde1f9ecf|title=Gov. Cuomo says storm won't stop his planned resignation|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=August 21, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2021|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822213332/https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-storms-30b3a84b7d21d644735b9e0bde1f9ecf|url-status=live}}</ref>
On October 28, 2021, a spokesman for the state court system announced that Cuomo would be charged with a [[misdemeanor]] sex crime in the Albany City Court.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dienst |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/andrew-cuomo-charged-with-forcible-touching-after-criminal-probe/3359554/ |title=Andrew Cuomo Charged With Misdemeanor 'Sex Crime', Court Spokesman Says |work=[[WNBC]] |date=2021-10-28 |accessdate=2021-10-28 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028201817/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/andrew-cuomo-charged-with-forcible-touching-after-criminal-probe/3359554/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, on January 4, 2022, Albany County District Attorney David Soares dropped a criminal complaint against Cuomo and also announced that Cuomo would not face any other charges related to other groping allegations, citing lack of evidence. Three days later, a judge dropped the criminal charge against Cuomo.<ref name="casedropped">{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/new-york-andrew-cuomo-albany-david-soares-24c140df57e2cf65bea8e576bf427f74|title=Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo|first1=Michael|last1=Hill|first2=Marina|last2=Villeneuve|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=January 4, 2021|accessdate=January 4, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104162858/https://apnews.com/article/new-york-andrew-cuomo-albany-david-soares-24c140df57e2cf65bea8e576bf427f74|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 23, 2021, Nassau county District Attorney Joyce Smith declined filing criminal charges.<ref name="
On December 28, 2021, the Westchester County District Attorney declined to issue criminal charges, citing "statutory requirements" of New York.<ref
On January 31, 2022, the fifth and final sexual misconduct case against Cuomo, made by Virginia Limmiatis, was dropped by [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]] district attorney Gregory Oakes, effectively clearing him of all charges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/last-criminal-case-against-former-gov-andrew-cuomo-dropped-by-da/3525262/ |title=Last Criminal Case Against Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo Dropped by DA – NBC New York |publisher=Nbcnewyork.com |date=2022-01-31 |accessdate=2022-02-15 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201162838/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/last-criminal-case-against-former-gov-andrew-cuomo-dropped-by-da/3525262/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/592145-district-attorney-in-upstate-new-york-declines-to-pursue-sexual |title=Upstate New York district attorney declines to pursue sexual harassment case against Cuomo |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date= January 31, 2022|accessdate=2022-02-15 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201162210/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/592145-district-attorney-in-upstate-new-york-declines-to-pursue-sexual |url-status=live }}</ref>
On November 24, 2023, Commisso filed a lawsuit against Cuomo alleging sexual harassment under the New York [[Adult Survivors Act]] which extended the time period a victim could sue for sexual assault or harassment that had previously been beyond the statute of limitations. Commisso filed the lawsuit on the last day of the time limit to sue, with the window expiring at midnight on the 24th. The lawsuit alleges a number of inappropriate interactions and actions by Cuomo, and that Commisso hadn't come forward in fear of retaliation; which the suit claims did happen and that then-[[Lieutenant Governor of New York|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Kathy Hochul]] demoted her to menial tasks in lower offices. Cuomo's attorney responded claiming that Commisso's claims were false and an attempt at a "[[cash grab]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andrew-cuomo-sued-sexual-assault-brittany-commisso-former-executive-assistant/ |title=Andrew Cuomo accused of sexual harassment in new lawsuit filed by former executive assistant Brittany Commisso |last=Linton |first=Caroline |date=November 24, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
== Post-gubernatorial career ==
Cuomo filed for a state retirement pension, to be effective September 1, 2021, based on 14.56 years of state service as attorney general and governor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2021/08/17/cuomo--leaving-office--files-for-retirement|title=Cuomo, leaving office, files for retirement|last=Reisman|first=Nick|date=August 17, 2021|work=New York State of Politics|access-date=August 25, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825020253/https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2021/08/17/cuomo--leaving-office--files-for-retirement|url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 3, 2022, during Cuomo's first public appearance since his resignation, he gave a speech at the God's Battalion of Prayer church in Brooklyn and came out against [[cancel culture]] and hinted at a political comeback. Cuomo said, "The press roasted me, my colleagues were ridiculed, my brother was fired. It was ugly. It was probably the toughest time of my life." In the speech before an ally's church, he said, "Contrary to what my political opponents would have you believe, nothing I did violated the law or the regulation."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gronewold |first=Anna |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/06/andrew-cuomo-brooklyn-church-appearance-00014446 |title='God isn't finished with me yet': Cuomo speaks at Brooklyn church for first live appearance since resigning |work=[[Politico]] |date=2022-03-07 |accessdate=2022-03-07 }}</ref>
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In February 2023, Andrew Cuomo criticized President Biden over the problems stemming from the Mexican border and migrants being displaced within the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last=Severi |first=Misty |date=February 9, 2023 |title=Andrew Cuomo slams Biden immigrant policies: 'Federal government was not prepared' |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/andrew-cuomo-slams-biden-migrant-policies |work=[[Washington Examiner]] |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>
Since resigning, Cuomo has been frequently rumored to be mulling a return to electoral politics.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Campanile|first1=Carl|last2=McCarthy|first2=Craig|url=https://nypost.com/2024/07/18/us-news/andrew-cuomo-pays-pollster-67k-as-he-plots-political-comeback-eyes-run-for-nyc-mayor/|title=Andrew Cuomo pays pollster $67K as he plots political comeback, eyes run for NYC mayor|publisher=[[New York Post]]|date=July 18, 2024|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
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Cuomo married [[Kerry Kennedy]], the seventh child of [[Robert F. Kennedy]] and [[Ethel Skakel Kennedy]], on June 9, 1990. They have three daughters: twins, Cara Ethel Kennedy-Cuomo and Mariah Matilda Kennedy-Cuomo (born 1995), and Michaela Andrea Kennedy-Cuomo (born 1997).<ref name="people" /> They separated in 2003, and divorced in 2005.
Cuomo began dating [[Food Network]] host [[Sandra Lee (chef)|Sandra Lee]]<ref name=chozick/> in 2005, and the couple moved in together in 2011. The two resided in [[Westchester County, New York]].<ref name="PolDaily010711">{{cite news |first=David |last=Gibson |url=http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/07/andrew-cuomo-takes-communion-and-revives-the-good-catholic-deb/ |title=Andrew Cuomo Takes Communion and Revives the 'Good Catholic' Debate |work=[[Politics Daily]] |date=January 7, 2011 |access-date=April 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121023630/http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/07/andrew-cuomo-takes-communion-and-revives-the-good-catholic-deb |archive-date=January 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20700565,00.html|title=Sandra Lee and Gov. Andrew Cuomo Have Family Dinners at Home|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224937/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20700565,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYDailyNews010211">{{cite news |first=Glenn |last=Blain |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-01-02/local/27086115_1_ethics-training-mario-cuomo-state-government |title=On second day in office, Cuomo attends church with daughters and Sandra Lee |location=New York |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=January 2, 2011 |access-date=February 22, 2012 |archive-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124090011/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-01-02/local/27086115_1_ethics-training-mario-cuomo-state-government |url-status=
On July 4, 2015, Cuomo presided over the wedding ceremony of his longtime friend [[Billy Joel]] to his fourth wife, Alexis Roderick.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cuomo-presides-over-surprise-Billy-Joel-wedding-6367106.php|newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|title=Cuomo presides over surprise Billy Joel wedding|date=July 5, 2015|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322162637/https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cuomo-presides-over-surprise-Billy-Joel-wedding-6367106.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
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