A former high aide for ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo stated her former boss is unfit to steer NYC and predicts “women’s rights” will endure if he’s elected NYC’s subsequent mayor.
“As a movement, we women haven’t done enough to toughen laws to protect women from such immoral, unethical, and what should be illegal behavior by men in positions of power, such as Cuomo,” stated Karen Hinton, who claims Cuomo made undesirable sexual advances in the direction of her in 2000, when he was U.S. Secretary of Housing and City Growth.
“This election should be an opportunity to make the case for women’s rights, to give women a strong, powerful voice in City Hall… [New York City] won’t get it if [Mayor Eric] Adams or Cuomo is elected,” she instructed The Submit.
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Hinton stated Cuomo shall be extra “careful” round ladies if he’s elected mayor, as a result of the three-term governor “learned a few lessons” after resigning in 2021 following a report by state Legal professional Common Letitia James that discovered he sexually harassed 11 ladies, and that some high aides helped undermine his accusers.
However voters — and potential workers — ought to beware, she warned.
“Women and men employees should never trust him. He will be very demanding. Nice one day; nasty the next. Your best friend; then your worst enemy,” she insisted.
Hinton, who was not a part of the James’ report, stepped ahead shortly after it was launched and accused Cuomo of sexual harassment earlier than he resigned.
In her 2021 e book, “Penis Politics,” Hinton claimed Cuomo talked about lurid intercourse along with his underlings, together with salacious issues involving his ex-in-laws, the Kennedys — who, like Cuomo, have denied the allegations.
Cuomo has additionally denied Hinton’s declare that he was bodily “aroused” when he allegedly hugged her when she was his HUD press aide.
“He approached me, embraced too tightly, too long, and was aroused,” Hinton beforehand instructed The Submit. “I felt extremely uncomfortable and actually shocked. Nothing had ever happened that way between the two of us.”
Cuomo has adamantly denied all allegations of sexual harassment and has repeatedly accused Hinton of getting a political ax to grind.
Hinton – a Mississippi native who’s married to ex-state operations director Howard Glaser — went to work for then-NYC Mayor Invoice de Blasio in 2015 at a time when a political feud between de Blasio and Cuomo was simmering, leaving Cuomo fuming on the time, based on a number of sources and previous media studies.
She resigned as de Blasio’s high press aide in 2016, partly as a result of she felt undermined by de Blasio, sources then instructed The Submit.
Evaluating the 2 Democrats she stated: “De Blasio, to my knowledge, never made sexual overtures to women — he just didn’t listen to them.”
Hinton stated she’s particularly on this yr’s mayoral race – which exhibits Cuomo forward within the current polls – as a result of she nonetheless has three daughters who reside in NYC.
“New York City may elect a mayor who has been rightfully accused of sexual misconduct by several young women who worked for him in up-close positions,” she claimed.
Cuomo spokesman Wealthy Azzopardi stated his longtime boss continues to adamantly deny committing sexual harassment.
“As we said from day one, the [governor] didn’t harass anyone – and years later, the facts have borne that out,” he stated.
“New Yorkers aren’t naive and understand that ugly political situation for exactly what it was. Today, New York City is in crisis – a crisis of affordability, public safety and leadership, and that what Gov. Cuomo is focused on: The fight to save our city.”
When requested particularly about Hinton’s remarks, he quipped “Hinton’s attitude toward the governor has always been based on what’s best for Hinton and whether or not she has a book to sell.”
