<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns after accusations of sexual harassment"/><ul aria-label="Story Highlights" class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Cuomo's resignation will take place in 14 days.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul of Buffalo will make history as the first woman New York governor.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Cuomo announced his decision following a presentation by his outside attorney, Rita Glavin..</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">ALBANY – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/2021/08/10/andrew-cuomo-resigns-new-york-governor-kathy-hochul/6882342002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">announced his resignation Tuesday</a> under the weight of a sexual harassment scandal that engulfed his administration and derailed his political future, capping a remarkable and rapid fall for a governor whose national profile had risen to extraordinary heights during the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Cuomo, a Democrat, said his resignation would take effect in 14 days, ending a decade-long run in the office he dedicated most of his adult life to keeping within his family – first as an adviser to his father, the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, before winning three terms himself.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore, that's what I'll do," he said in his address.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">With Cuomo stepping down, <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/2021/03/02/ny-lt-gov-kathy-hochul-andrew-cuomo-scandal/6868709002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul</a> of Buffalo will make history as the first woman to serve as New York governor. Hochul, a Democrat, will be sworn in after Cuomo's resignation takes effect and is set to fill out the remainder of his term, which runs through 2022.</p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_om" aria-label="Embedded podcast player - NY Gov. Cuomo announces resignation" style="height:300px" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-type="comment"><!--@pre<iframe class=gnt_em_om_if src="https://omny.fm/shows/usa-today/ny-gov-cuomo-announces-resignation/embed?transcript=1" height="300" loading=lazy sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation allow-forms allow-downloads" aria-label="Embedded podcast player - NY Gov. Cuomo announces resignation"></iframe>--</aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Cuomo, 63, had defiantly resisted calls for his resignation over the the past five months, a period in which multiple women, including current and former state employees, publicly accused him of inappropriate or...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/10/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-resigns-light-harassment-scandal/5553938001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
