Cuomo collects mayoral endorsement as women protest outside Manhattan rally

As former Gov. Andrew Cuomo picked up the first labor endorsement of his newly-announced mayoral campaign Saturday, a crowd of women activists rallied outside the Lower Manhattan venue, claiming that past sexual harassment allegations against him make him unfit to govern.

In 2021, Cuomo resigned as governor after the New York attorney general’s office claimed he had sexually harassed at least 11 women. Key Democrats, including former President Joe Biden, had called for his resignation. The Department of Justice reached a civil rights settlement with the state over the allegations last year and concluded that Cuomo had subjected at least 13 female employees to a “sexually hostile work environment.”

Now, nearly four years later, Cuomo announced that he will run for New York City mayor, positioning himself as a candidate to save the city from "crisis," including "the migrant influx to random violence," according to a video he posted to X on Saturday. Cuomo entered the race as its frontrunner with 38% of the vote, ahead of Mayor Eric Adams, according to a recent poll by the Honan Strategy Group. Adams has been embroiled in controversy since he was indicted on federal bribery charges last year.

Outside a carpenters union rally in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, more than 50 women chanted, holding signs that read "Say No to Cuomo" and "Serial Sex Harasser." Several women activists on Sunday said the allegations against Cuomo put him on the defensive at a time when New York City’s executive branch is mired in scandal.




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