Protesters in New York City gathered on Washington Square on Saturday to demand the resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo, while others 40 blocks away held a pro-Cuomo rally on Third Avenue.
A group of women were mostly outside the governor’s office in Manhattan, with signs saying “Governor Cuomo saved our sanity and keeps us safe!” and “I’m always with Cuomo.”
Another sign stated, “Him too! Remember your husband / father / brother. Say yes to feminism. Say no to feminism.”
Meanwhile, in Washington Square, Lindsey Boylan, Cuomo’s first public prosecutor and candidate for president of the Manhattan district, spoke to a crowd of about 300 people.
The protest focused on expelling the governor and taxing the rich.
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“When the governor should be focused on getting us out of this pandemic, he focused on covering up the deaths of 15,000 New Yorkers and defaming me and my reputation,” said Boylan.
Boylan, in a Medium post in February, accused the governor of making unwanted advances and inappropriate comments, as well as kissing her on the mouth without consent.
New York state deputy Ron Kim, who has repeatedly fought with the governor and said Cuomo threatened to ruin his career by speaking out against the inadequate handling of the nursing home crisis, attended the protest.
The Democratic governor found himself involved in scandal duels after at least eight women accused him of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment, and others accused him of being an aggressor and creating a toxic work environment.
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At the same time, reports have emerged that the governor and his inner circle have pressured the state health department to underestimate deaths in Covid-19 nursing homes, leaving out those who died in hospitals for political reasons.
A controversial executive order in March forced nursing homes to receive patients positive for Covid.
Several New York Democrats, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, asked the governor to step down.
State lawmakers opened an impeachment investigation against him.
Cuomo apologized to anyone who felt uncomfortable with him, but denied touching anyone inappropriately. He resisted calls to resign and asked the public to wait for the results of an investigation by the state attorney general’s office.
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Former deputy Charlie Rangel is one of the few powerful figures who still seems to have the governor’s back, telling the public to “step back until you get some facts” about the governor’s behavior.