Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will take over as NY State Governor
The promise I make to all New Yorkers, right here and right now, I will fight like hell for you every single day.
Kathy Hochul (@LtGovHochulNY) August 11, 2021
I will travel the state to meet you, to listen to you and assure you that Ive got your back.
I am prepared to lead. pic.twitter.com/KuUJeEHAYp
following the resignation by Governor Andrew Cuomo , effective two weeks from yesterday.
BREAKING: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he resigning after being accused of sexually harassing multiple women.
ABC News (@ABC) August 10, 2021
Given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing. https://t.co/VaFh0F44dc pic.twitter.com/1ckjWFDQL9
What, if anything, will the replacement of Mr Cuomo with Ms Hochul mean for Roosevelt Island residents who are governed by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ( RIOC ) which is controlled by the NY State Governor’s Office? Will there be any staff or policy changes?
Time will tell but note that Lieutenant Governor Hochul is no stranger to Roosevelt Island.
Spending some time meeting with small businesses on Roosevelt Island with Council Member Ben Kallos. pic.twitter.com/7vXKj8UgWV
Kathy Hochul (@LtGovHochulNY) June 16, 2015
Lieutenant Governor Hochul is seen seated in 2015 picture with NYC Council Member Ben Kallos, Hudson Related real estate developer David Kramer and former RIOC President Charelene Indelicato at the now closed Coach Scot’s Ice Cream parlor.
I interviewed Ms Hochul in July 2016 during her visit to FDR Four Freedoms Park and the Cornell Tech construction site.
Top of Roosevelt Island @Cornell_Tech #passivehouse @Rebecca76AD NY LT Gov @KathyHochul @galeabrewer @RIOCny & RICC pic.twitter.com/CMQKmQnUIE
Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) July 13, 2016
.@KathyHochul is happy to be at Roosevelt Island today for several reasons, “not the least of which is I dont have to be in Albany today”
Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) June 16, 2015
Here’s Ms Hochul speaking on Roosevelt Island in June 2015 at the Cornell Tech campus groundbreaking
and June 2017 at FDR 4 Freedoms Park
Here’s more on Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York announced his resignation, effective in 14 days, a week after the state attorney generals office found he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become the state’s first female governor. https://t.co/we1tpDKj0m pic.twitter.com/3K0MmGmU0p
The New York Times (@nytimes) August 10, 2021
The Unbearable Narcissism of Andrew Cuomo https://t.co/annOQ8zhxW
Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) August 10, 2021
Addressing the people of New York. Watch LIVE: https://t.co/0DOItVsW23
Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 10, 2021
I thank the women who bravely stood up against power & spoke out for what is right. It is not an easy thing to do and I commend your strength & fortitude #believewomen https://t.co/CwpNp8SNus
Carolyn B. Maloney (@CarolynBMaloney) August 10, 2021
Senator Jose M. Serrano (@SenatorSerrano) August 10, 2021
My statement: pic.twitter.com/a8EXDloeQB
Rebecca Seawright (@SeawrightForNY) August 10, 2021
Took long enough, wish the threat of impeachment had not been necessary. https://t.co/tI1HESlqv0
Ben Kallos (@kallos) August 10, 2021