18 August 2021: When Will Hochul Take Over as NY Governor?

Kathy Hochul taking governor's office Aug. 24

This report indicates Andrew M. Cuomo's resignation as NY governor will officially take effect at 11:59 PM on 23 August 2021. NY Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will then become NY governor at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, 24 August 2021.

New York's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, is set to take office on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the stroke of midnight.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation from office will be effective at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, Hochul's office said Tuesday.

Details of how the power transfer will take place weren't immediately available, but Hochul, now the state's lieutenant governor, is expected to make a public address sometime Tuesday, according to a spokesperson, Haley Viccaro.

Cuomo had announced Aug. 10 that he would resign from office in 14 days, but didn't specify exactly when he would step down.

Cuomo is quitting amid a collapse of support from even his most loyal political allies following the release of a report overseen by State Attorney General Letitia James that found the governor had sexually harassed at least 11 women.

The timeline will have more on Cuomo's collapse of support in our next entry.