NEW YORK CITY—New York City mayoral candidate and former governor Andrew Cuomo has responded to criticism from other candidates who banded together at a rally, calling for him to take responsibility for his alleged mishandling of COVID-19 policies at nursing homes during the pandemic.
On March 23, electoral candidates from the Democratic and the Republican parties gathered in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, to denounce Cuomo’s decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayoral candidates at the rally included Democratic runners Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander, Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Queens state Sen. Jessica Ramos, and former Comptroller Scott Stringer. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, and independent Jim Walden also attended….