Cuomo Responds to Criticism on COVID Handling From Rival Mayoral Candidates

In 2020, Cuomo made a state executive order forcing nursing homes to readmit people with COVID-19, provided they were deemed medically stable.
Cuomo Responds to Criticism on COVID Handling From Rival Mayoral Candidates
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo following a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024. Al Drago/Getty Images
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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.