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New York Post
23 minutes ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Cuomo mercilessly mocked for pledge to focus on ‘touching more people' on campaign: ‘We've all paid enough for your touching'
Accused sex pest Andrew Cuomo is facing fresh mockery for a mea culpa about his so-far doomed New York City mayoral run — after the former governor vowed to focus on 'touching more people.' Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid a flurry of sexual harassment allegations from over a dozen women, was picked up for using the unfortunate phrasing in an interview about his doomed run to secure the Democratic mayoral primary. He told the Daily News on Wednesday that his new campaign tactics as an independent would be 'better use with social media, reaching out to more young people and touching more people.' 5 Cuomo is running to be NYC's next mayor. AP 5 Lindsey Boylan accused Cuomo of inappropriate comments when she worked for him. AP Critics were quick to seize on his remarks — including Lindsey Boylan, the former aide who was first to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment. 'Don't touch any more people,' tweeted Boylan, who accused Cuomo of kissing her and making inappropriate comments. 'We've all paid enough for your touching,' she added of the scandal that ultimately drove Cuomo from office. Others echoed her sentiments. 5 Lindsay Boylan spoke out after Cuomo said he vows to 'touching more people' if he's elected mayor. @LindseyBoylan/X 'We really don't need him touching more people; that's why he had to resign last time,' one user griped on X. 'TOUCHING MORE PEOPLE?? Please tell me he didn't say that,' another said. 5 Cuomo shakes hands with NYC residents as he campaigns to be the next mayor of the city. Instagram/@andrewcuomo Another person added: 'In a sane society, Andrew Cuomo saying he's going to 'reach out to more young people and touch more people' would be taken as a public safety emergency.' Another said simply: 'Should probably avoid saying that Andrew.' 5 Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo outside his Manhattan home. Matthew McDermott Asked about Boylan's latest remarks, a spokesperson for Cuomo slammed her for spreading false accusations. 'She is not credible and it's sad she continues to spread these false accusations,' Rich Azzopardi told The Post.
CNA
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
47:55 Min
Asia Tonight About the show: Top stories of the day with 'live' reports and interviews to keep you up-to-date on what's happening in one of the most dynamic regions of the world. Daily at 8pm (SIN / HK)
CNA
2 days ago
- General
- CNA
Asia Tonight - Mon 14 Jul 2025
47:35 Min About the show: Top stories of the day with 'live' reports and interviews to keep you up-to-date on what's happening in one of the most dynamic regions of the world. Daily at 8pm (SIN / HK)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Dramatic video shows man shooting at attackers following Bronx dispute
A man embroiled in a dispute and attacked by two other men pulled out a gun and wildly opened fire at the pair in a bloody confrontation Monday in the Bronx, police said. In a stunning video obtained by the Daily News, two men are seen grabbing and kicking a third male around 12:59 p.m. near Commonwealth and Westchester Aves. in Soundview. The jaw-dropping video shows that during the confrontation, the gunman — dressed in a hoodie — is held in a rear waist lock by his attacker while another man man appears to be filming the assault on a cell phone. The gunman then suddenly pulls out a gun and fires a shot over his shoulder, striking one of the assailants, and runs off before firing yet another shot at the other attacker. According to cops, a 27-year-old man was unresponsive and unconscious with a gunshot wound to the torso when police responded. EMS rushed the man to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was in critical condition, police said. One horrified witness told The News she overheard the men talking during their argument. 'At first I thought they were robbing him,' the witness told The News. 'One of the guys were saying 'give me my money, give me my money' like he owed them. They were kicking him and he was saying 'I don't have no money'.' 'He pulled a gun out of nowhere and pow pow pow — the guy in the orange went down,' the witness continued, asking, 'See that blood right there? This is his.' There have been no arrests, police said. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Adams' new campaign HQ opens in SL Green building as real estate giant offers key support
Mayor Adams recently opened his new campaign headquarters in a building owned by SL Green, the city's largest commercial landlord and one of his biggest political backers — the latest example of Adams shoring up his ties with the powerful firm as he kicks off a difficult bid for reelection. Marc Holliday, SL Green's CEO, is a longtime supporter of Adams and offers him a crucial toehold into New York's influential — and wealthy — real estate sector. During the Democratic mayoral primary campaign, Adams' rival, Andrew Cuomo, courted most sections of the real estate world for financial support, including Holliday. But with Cuomo's Democratic mayoral primary loss in the rearview, Holliday appears to be lining up squarely behind Adams. Last week, Holliday hosted a fundraiser for Adams at One Madison, SL Green's flagship Flatiron District skyscraper, where hundreds of supporters donated nearly $1 million to the mayor, a massive haul. It comes as he's scrambling to mount an independent run against socialist Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee who's the favorite to win November's general election, and Cuomo, who said Monday he is staying in the race. Eighteen blocks north from One Madison, Adams has struck up another connection to SL Green, opening his campaign's new headquarters last week at the Graybar Building on Lexington Avenue, one of a number of commercial properties the company owns in New York. A source familiar with the matter told the Daily News that Adams' campaign is paying SL Green $55 per square in monthly rent for the space at the Graybar. SL Green markets space in the building typically between $58 and $72 per square foot, according to real estate listings. It wasn't immediately clear how much space the campaign is renting. Frank Carone, Adams' campaign chairman who's also a consultant working on SL Green's bid to build a casino in Manhattan, would only say the mayor's team is paying 'market rate' for the space. SL Green, which holds extensive business interests before Adams' administration, didn't comment. After Adams' September 2024 indictment on corruption charges, Holliday turned to Cuomo, pumping $100,000 into a super PAC that boosted the ex-governor's primary run. Cuomo is planning to run in the November election on an independent ballot line and is likely to try to seek support from the real estate and finance sectors that supported him during the primary. But the new campaign headquarters and last week's large fundraiser indicate Adams has been able to tap at least portions of the deep-pocketed real estate industry for support, even as polling shows the mayor is facing an uphill climb amid continued fallout from his corruption indictment. In turning to Holliday and SL Green for support, Adams is treading familiar ground. Holliday is a longtime donor to Adams going back to his days as Brooklyn borough president. He and other SL Green executives have given nearly $30,000 to Adams' 2025 campaign, records show. In addition to Wednesday's confab, Holliday hosted a fundraiser for Adams' reelection campaign at One Madison in July 2024 — two months before the mayor was indicted on bribery and campaign finance fraud charges — that raked in more than $100,000, per records obtained by The News via a Freedom of Information Law request. Holliday and other SL Green execs are in the city's Doing Business database because of the various financial interests they have before city government. One of SL Green's biggest current projects is its proposal to build a casino in Times Square. The state is expected later this year to select which developer will get to build a casino in the city, a highly coveted, lucrative business venture that the mayor is expected to have some input in. Carone, Adams' ex-chief of staff and political confidant, has been helping SL Green with 'community engagement' on the casino bid since leaving City Hall in late 2022. Citing the various overlapping political and business interests between the two sides, John Kaehny, a veteran government watchdog who runs the Reinvent Albany organization, called the Adams campaign's lease for its new headquarters 'sleazy,' arguing it opens the door to potential ethics issues, given Adams' campaign is effectively benefiting a big donor in renting the space. Adams' campaign first revealed it would be using space in the Graybar Building last week when it also announced the mayor's new campaign team. 'We are ready to out-organize, out-message, and outwork anyone standing in our way,' Carone said in a press release. With Josephine Stratman
