NY Gov. Cuomo <br />Announces Resignation , Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations.<br />NY Gov. Cuomo <br />Announces Resignation , Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations.<br />NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation <br />during a press conference held on Aug. 10.<br />His resignation is effective in 14 days.<br />It comes after an investigation conducted by the office of NY Attorney General Leticia James concluded that Cuomo had sexually harassed at least 11 women.<br />It comes after an investigation conducted by the office of NY Attorney General Leticia James concluded that Cuomo had sexually harassed at least 11 women.<br />Given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, via 'The New York Times'.<br />And therefore that’s what I’ll do. I work for you, and doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Despite the conclusions of the investigation, <br />Cuomo stuck a somewhat defiant tone.<br />My instinct is to fight through this controversy, because I truly believe that it is politically motivated. I believe it is unfair and it is untruthful, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, via 'The New York Times'.<br />In my mind, I’ve never crossed the line with anyone, but I didn’t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. , Gov. Andrew Cuomo, via Yahoo News.<br />There are generational and cultural shifts that I just didn’t fully appreciate, and I should have — no excuses, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, via Yahoo News.<br />Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing state government should be doing, and I cannot be the cause <br />of that, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, via Yahoo News.<br />In a statement, Attorney General James <br />thanked Cuomo for his service ...<br />... and hailed the shift in state power <br />to Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul.<br />The ascension of our Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, will help New York enter a new day. , NY Attorney General Leticia James, <br />via Yahoo News.<br />We must continue to build on the progress already made and improve the lives of New Yorkers in every corner of <br />the state, NY Attorney General Leticia James, <br />via Yahoo News
