Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a bid to revive his political career with a run for mayor of New York City. During a campaign stop at a union hall in Manhattan, Cuomo acknowledged making “mistakes,” though he notably omitted some of his most controversial missteps.
Politico reported that Cuomo appeared to downplay the reasons that led to his resignation. “I was in government eight years as HUD secretary, four years attorney general, 11 years as governor, so I made a lot of mistakes,” Cuomo said, before listing three off the top of his head, according to Politico’s Jason Beeferman.
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“The mistakes, which the former governor said were listed ‘off the top of my head,’ included failing to put more state police on city subways to offset future budget cuts, being under-prepared for the pandemic, and that he ‘took everything too seriously’ and was ‘impatient with the process,'” the report noted.
Conspicuously missing from his self-professed mistakes were the allegations that he sexually harassed 11 women, including an accusation of forcible touching. An investigation by the New York Attorney General substantiated these claims, which ultimately led to his resignation. Also absent was any mention of his controversial directive requiring nursing homes to accept COVID-19-infected patients, a decision widely criticized for contributing to excessive deaths among elderly long-term care residents in New York.
Cuomo’s campaign comes amid turmoil in New York City politics. Current Mayor Eric Adams is under federal indictment for public corruption, with prosecutors alleging he accepted $100,000 in illegal gifts and luxury travel from individuals connected to the Turkish government.
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration is reportedly working to dismiss those charges, fueling speculation—denied by both sides—that Adams may have struck a deal to cooperate on Trump’s immigration policies in exchange for leniency. A federal judge overseeing the case has yet to decide on the Justice Department’s request to withdraw the charges.
Cuomo’s return to public office remains uncertain, as his legacy is still tainted by scandal. However, with Adams embroiled in legal troubles, the race for New York City’s next mayor could be unpredictable. Whether voters will be willing to overlook Cuomo’s past controversies remains to be seen.
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