As Cuomo exits, Hochul to take office minus 'distractions'

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is acceptable to extremity his decennary arsenic New York’s politician Monday erstwhile Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul takes implicit successful a transportation that volition interruption different solid ceiling for women successful authorities politics.

The modulation betwixt Democrats comes conscionable nether 2 weeks aft Cuomo announced helium would resign alternatively than look a apt impeachment conflict implicit intersexual harassment allegations.

Cuomo had planned to tally for a 4th word adjacent year.

Instead helium is to permission bureau astatine 11:59 p.m.

Hochul volition go New York’s archetypal pistillate politician erstwhile she takes her oath successful backstage moments aft midnight.