11 August 2021: Cuomo Critics Wonder What Mischief Cuomo Will Do in Last 14 Days

Critics outraged Gov. Cuomo is waiting 14 days to leave office

Several critics are wondering why Cuomo will take 14 days to leave office after announcing his resignation.

Critics are demanding Gov. Cuomo leave office immediately instead of waiting two weeks to step down — and they aren’t buying his claim that the delay is due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I think the easiest, best and cleanest thing for the governor to do right now is to make his resignation immediate,” state Senator Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) told The Post Tuesday a few hours after Cuomo announced his resignation.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi had claimed the delay is “to ensure an orderly transition at this critical time where the key decisions still remain on COVID-19, the Delta variant and other significant challenges facing the state.”

“I don’t know what key decision they might be referring to. I think with the expiration of the emergency powers there aren’t any key decision left to be made,” Gounardes said, citing the state legislature’s move in March to strip Cuomo of the nearly unchecked authority he enjoyed during the height of the pandemic.

“I would be very concerned about the governor trying to spend the next few weeks trying to manipulate the levers of the government in some way, shape or form — either ram something through or install allies in key positions,” Gounardes said.

Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa announced her own resignation on 8 August 2021, but will apparently also be staying on with Cuomo until his announced exit in 13 days.