15 March 2021: Team Cuomo's "Culture of Fear"

Harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo part of larger 'culture of fear,' critics say

This article delves into the toxic 'culture of fear' Governor Cuomo and his administration have built to promote his grip on power and to exercise control over others.

Interviews by the USA TODAY Network New York and lengthy reports in New York magazine, the New York Times and The Washington Post detail a hard-charging governor who reigned over his employees, invoking fear and toxicity in the most important public office in New York.

New York magazine concluded in a 10,000-word article Friday: "Cuomo has fostered a culture that supported harassment, cruelty, and deception."

The one common element in all these stories is that many inside New York's state government and in the media have known all along, making it an open secret. The only people who didn't know of Governor Cuomo's toxic culture were the general public.