Can Andrew Cuomo Outrun His Past?

After months of speculation, Andrew Cuomo entered the NYC mayoral race on March 4 as the frontrunner in all the polls, though his support currently falls short of the majority he would need to win. Cuomo has been a player in New York politics since the 1980s when he was a top aide to his father, Gov. Mario Cuomo, who led the state for three terms. The younger Cuomo would go on to marry a Kennedy, become a Clinton-era Cabinet secretary, serve one term as New York attorney general and then almost 11 years as governor before being forced to resign in 2021 amid a wave of sexual harassment allegations.

Cuomo likes to boast about his long experience in government. In our new issue that hit the streets last week, we ask what exactly has he done over the decades and to whose benefit. The mayoral race may well hinge on whether New Yorkers can overcome the kind of political amnesia that ushered Donald Trump back into the White House.

Issue 294 PDF

Can Andrew Cuomo Outrun His Past?
This former New York governor has more baggage than an airport luggage carousel.
By John Tarleton

Take the Cuomo Pop Quiz
And then check the answer key to see how many questions you answered correctly.
By John Tarleton. Illustrations by Leia Doran.

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Indy Radio Update

Tune in today at 5 p.m. for this week’s edition of The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM and streaming on wbai.org. It’s going to be another great show. In recent weeks, we have spoken with State Senator Jessica Ramos about why she’s running for mayor, with Nicholas Powers about a Black psychedelic revolution, with Robert Snyder about his new oral history featuring the voices of New York City’s pandemic-era essential workers, and a Columbia professor and student on the unprecedented attacks their university is under because of last year’s Gaza solidarity protests.

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