Cuomo remains unpopular with New Yorkers overall, with 37% rating him favorable and 51% unfavorable, in the first statewide numbers on the former governor from the polling institute since March

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declined to say whether former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was fit to serve as mayor of New York City on Monday during an interview.

THE CUOMO SHRUG: Gov. Kathy Hochul called the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — which he denies — “repulsive” and “unlawful” in 2021.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declined to say on Monday whether Andrew Cuomo was fit to serve as mayor of New York City following the announcement of his bid for the office.

Cuomo talked about the need to build affordable housing and his record of building things, including extending the Second Avenue subway, constructing the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, and updating the Moynihan Train Hall. Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochul, who replaced Cuomo after his resignation, was non-committal about his entry into the race.

Few would have described Hochul that way two years earlier. Just months after winning her first gubernatorial election in 2022, she seemed to make an enemy of the state’s powerful labor movement. Her choice for chief judge of the state Court of Appeals,

Hochul—who was Cuomo’s lieutenant governor before he resigned in 2021, and she assumed the governorship—appeared Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” where she was asked if Cuomo would make a good mayor.

Cuomo officially kicked off his bid for mayor Saturday, running to unseat Mayor Eric Adams in the Democratic primary.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Morning Joe stressed working with NYC leaders, discussed congestion pricing, and stayed neutral on a possible Andrew Cuomo mayoral run.

In a hypothetical 2026 Democratic primary, Gov. Kathy Hochul has the support of 46% of Democrats, with a commanding lead over Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado — 11%, and Rep.

Governor Kathy Hochul, a prominent figure in New York politics, recently found herself in the hot seat when asked about former Governor Andrew Cuomo's bid for

Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid scandals in 2021 ... Cuomo resigned from office in August 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, which he denies. Current Gov. Kathy Hochul, a fellow Democrat who had been Cuomo's lieutenant, inherited the job and was ...