PRESS RELEASE: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES', INVESTIGATORS FIND CUOMO SEXUALLY HARASSED MULTIPLE WOMEN, VIOLATED STATE, FED LAWS, RIFE WITH FEAR & INTIMIDATION

Independent Investigators Find Governor Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Violated State and Federal Laws

Report by Independent Investigators Find NYS Governor Sexually
Harassed Multiple Women From 2013 Through 2020 

Sexual Harassment Included Unwanted and Inappropriate Groping, Kissing, Hugging, and Comments That Accusers Called “Deeply Humiliating, Uncomfortable, Offensive, or Inappropriate” 

Executive Chamber “Rife with Fear and Intimidation,” Enabled
“Harassment to Occur and Created a Hostile Work Environment”

NEW YORK – The independent investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James — led by Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark — today released their report into the multiple allegations of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. After nearly five months, the investigators concluded that Governor Cuomo did sexually harass multiple women — including former and current state employees — by engaging in unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging, and making inappropriate comments. Further, the governor and his senior staff took actions to retaliate against at least one former employee for coming forward with her story. Finally, the Executive Chamber fostered a “toxic” workplace that enabled “harassment to occur and created a hostile work environment.” The investigators find that Governor Cuomo’s actions and those of the Executive Chamber violated multiple state and federal laws, as well as the Executive Chamber’s own written policies.

The investigation was conducted after, on March 1, 2021, the Executive Chamber made a referral, pursuant to New York Executive Law Section 63(8), for Attorney General James to select independent lawyers to investigate “allegations of and circumstances surrounding sexual harassment claims made against the governor.” Kim and Clark were chosen to lead the investigation on March 8, 2021.

“This is a sad day for New York because independent investigators have concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and, in doing so, broke the law,” said Attorney General James. “I am grateful to all the women who came forward to tell their stories in painstaking detail, enabling investigators to get to the truth. No man — no matter how powerful — can be allowed to harass women or violate our human rights laws, period.”

Starting in December 2020, multiple women came forward with allegations that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed them. Over the course of the investigation, the investigators interviewed 179 individuals. Those interviewed included complainants, current and former members of the Executive Chamber, State Troopers, additional state employees, and others who interacted regularly with the governor. More than 74,000 documents, emails, texts, and pictures were also reviewed as evidence during the investigation.

Backed up by corroborating evidence and credible witnesses, the investigators detail multiple current or former New York state employees or women outside state service who were the targets of harassing conduct on the part of the governor.

As part of the investigation, Governor Cuomo also sat with the interviewers and answered questions under oath. While the governor denied the most serious allegations, the investigators found that he did so by offering “blanket denials” or that he had a “lack of recollection as to specific incidents.” The investigators also found that the governor’s recollection “stood in stark contrast to the strength, specificity, and corroboration of the complainants’ recollections, as well as the reports of many other individuals who offered observations and experiences of the governor’s conduct.”   

Additionally, the investigators found that the Executive Chamber was “rife with fear and intimidation” that not only “enabled the above-described instances of harassment to occur,” but also “created a hostile work environment overall.”

READ THE ENTIRE REPORT AND APPENDICES AT https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/independent-investigators-find-governor-cuomo-sexually-harassed-multiple-women

Any questions should be referred to the AG's office. 

******

UPDATED: BIDEN FINALLY SAYS CUOMO SHOULD RESIGN  https://nypost.com/2021/08/03/biden-says-cuomo-should-resign-hours-after-harassment-report/

TOWN OF CORTLANDT CHARLES J. COOK POOL UPDATE, TOWN I.D. CARDS STILL NECESSARY

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

Charles J. Cook Pool Update--Release Date: August 03, 2021 -- Beginning Saturday, August 7th, reservations will no longer be required for Town of Cortlandt residents to attend Charles J. Cook Pool. Additionally, Town of Cortlandt families will be allowed to bring TWO GUESTS per family, at a $10.00 guest fee rate for children over the age of four, adults, and seniors. Please note that all Town of Cortlandt residents will still be required to have their own Town of Cortlandt Recreation Photo ID Cards. MORE AT https://www.townofcortlandt.com/cn/news/index.cfm?NID=53508&jump2=0

MORE FROM THE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME VIRUS CHRONICLES: OBAMA'S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH

‘Imagine if this was for Trump’: Obama bash for hundreds draws jeers amid Delta outbreaks; MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/08/02/obama-holding-huge-60th-birthday-bash-despite-covid-warnings/

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday was pressed on the massive shindig — and defended it.....To which the reporter pressed, “So people who are watching this at home and they see, well, President Obama can have a party with several hundred people — should they think that it is OK for them to have a party with several hundred people?”

************

AND SPEAKING OF BIRTHDAY AND WASHINGTON DC.... https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/08/more-from-good-enough-for-thee-but-not.html

*******

Updated OBAMA BIRTHDAY BASH SCALED BACK....Obama’s decision follows a report by The Post, which cited a source as saying the former president was creating a public health “nightmare” by trying to get nearly 700 people to his party amid a national surge of the variant and new restrictions. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/08/04/barack-obama-reportedly-changes-birthday-plans-due-to-covid-19-delta-surge/

THANK YOU CROTON CARING COMMITTEE AND CROTON SHOPRITE, JULY DRIVE

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON. 

THANK YOU CROTON CARING COMMITTEE AND CROTON SHOPRITE---DON'T MISS THE LATEST EDITION OF THE GAZETTE TO READ ALL ABOUT IT--JULY DRIVE DELIVERED FOR 200-PLUS RESIDENTS. CLICK ON THE PHOTO....

The Gazette is sold just about everywhere!

IN THE NEWS: WASHINGTON DC MURDERS SUPRASS CORONAVIRUS DEATHS BY 3 TO 1 RATIO IN JULY

The number of homicides in Washington, D.C., surpassed coronavirus deaths in the city by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio in July as the nation’s capital continues to grapple with an uptick in murders. MORE AT https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-dc-murders-surpass-coronavirus-deaths-july

AND NOW ANOTHER THILLING EPISODE IN "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"----FOR BUITONI INSTANT (TOASTER) PIZZA!

Everything Croton continues its very popular series GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN....and so without further ah-doo...

Hard to describe this toaster marvel---yes it had some drawbacks---it could tongue singing hot in some parts and still frozen in others BUT.........for many of us, it was the after-school snack of choice. The product was discontinued many years ago but is still fondly remembered...so much so that here's even a facebook page entitled PLEASE BRING BACK BUITONI INSTANT PIZZA! Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/Please-bring-back-Buitonis-Instant-Pizza-104408919646128/

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN....THE CHATALAINE...AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/gone-but-not-forgotten-chatelaine.html

MORE FROM THE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME VIRUS CHRONICLES: THE DC MAYOR'S NEW FACE MASK, SOCIAL DISTANCE "KERFLUFFLE"

DC mayor celebrates birthday maskless hours before new mandate kicks in - Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser got caught with her mask down.  Photos of Bowser celebrating her birthday without wearing a face mask on Friday night, hours before a new indoor mask mandate for the city kicked in, caused a kerfluffle as the spread on social media Saturday.  MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/07/31/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-parties-maskless-hours-before-new-mandate-kicks-in/

SEE MORE FROM THE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME VIRUS CHRONICLES AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/more-from-good-enough-for-thee-but-not.html

THE CROTON CONNECTION: FROM 1966 - PUBLICATION PANIC FOLLOWS CROTON AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL: TO THE PRECIPICE, BY JUDITH ROSSNER, WHO WOULD LATER WRITE "LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR"

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

1966 PUBLICATION PANIC FOLLOWS CROTON AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL: TO THE PRECIPICE BY JUDITH ROSNLER, WHO WOULD LATER WRITE "LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR"....CLICK ON THE PATENT TRADER ARTICLE BELOW.

Read more about Rossner at  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Rossner

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM CROTON'S PETER MARENGO - 2021 CANDIDATE FOR TOWN OF CORTLANDT, RECEIVER OF TAXES

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM CROTON'S PETER MARENGO - 2021 CANDIDATE FOR TOWN OF CORTLANDT, RECEIVER OF TAXES:

Dear Croton Neighbors and Friends,

My name is Peter Marengo and I am the 2021 candidate for Receiver of Taxes, Town of Cortlandt.  Many of you remember me from my days serving on the board and as president of Croton Little League from 2012-2016.  My wife, Renee, and have been residents of Croton since 1999 and we have one son, Alex, 17.  While we have been (and continue to be) involved in several civic and church volunteer groups, we are currently active members of the Croton Caring Committee.

Election Day is Nov. 2, and I am happy to announce that I am part of a full slate of excellent candidates under the "Cortlandt United" ticket.  Led by Laurie Abate-Ryan for Supervisor, the top spot currently occupied by the retiring Linda Puglisi, we aim to reinvigorate a safe, beautiful and prosperous Cortlandt and instill pride and confidence in our local government. 

The rest of our team are Warren Smith (resident of Verplanck) and Tom Walsh (Cortlandt Manor) for Town Board, Kylie-Fitzgerald Bernard (Buchanan) for Town Clerk and Robert Chapnick (Cortlandt Manor) for Town Justice.

The background details for each candidate are available on our website: https://www.cortlandtunited.town.

The Cortlandt United team, as reflected in our bios, are all caring, passionate residents with families in Cortlandt who work in different disciplines in private and semi-private industries.  We have accepted the challenge to interrupt our families and careers to get involved and bring positive, tangible results to Cortlandt.  We are frankly tired of being beholden to state and federal leaders making decisions for us with little or no input from our Town leaders (Indian Point, anyone?).  We are tired of the massive flight of our neighbors and friends to other parts of the country due to our restrictive tax and spend mentality in Albany and amongst our county and town leaders who welcome the opportunity to grab as much from above (the people's money) like birds at a feeder.  When we rely on state and federal entities to repackage our money and give us the crumbs, it either comes with strings attached or is a political ploy to help the current party stay in control.  This mindset needs to stop. Cortlandt and other surrounding towns have talented and enterprising citizens and small business owners who do not need government to have all the answers for them.  They want and demand more efficient, streamlined government who will get out of their way.  We will never be able to flourish with a tax and spend (and an over-regulate) mentality.   

And by the way, who's happy with the potholes (much of it from a lack of coordination with utility companies who dig up our roads), the badgering of our cops and volunteer firemen and the increase in petty crimes and graffiti?  We will fight hard to change this.  We love our cops, firemen and emergency service personnel and you can be assured that the morale will improve with Cortlandt United in charge.  We plan to make Cortlandt safe and beautiful again for our constituents and visitors.

We are looking to unseat the incumbent party; our opponents are mostly existing office holders who have been there for several years and will continue to give us the same backwards leadership that is leading many of our neighbors and friends to pack the truck and get out of Dodge.  

Who's with me to say, "no more"?  There is real hope.  Please come out and vote for the Cortlandt United team on the Republican, Independent/Conservative lines on November 2!   I look forward to meeting old friends and new on the campaign trail in Croton until then.

Peter Marengo

EVERYTHING CROTON'S ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #26, ASSORTED SUMMER "STUFF"---AND FUN WITH BASIL...AND EGGPLANT TOO...VINTAGE RECIPES, DOUBLE DOCS DESIGN AND MUCH MORE

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON. 

Announcing ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE --THIS IS #26.....a popular series here at the blog for all you cooking enthusiasts out there---recipes, tips, local shopping, interesting links....we'll keep it light and joyful (when possible!)...AND NOW.....in no particular order....

EVERYTHING CROTON'S ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #26, ASSORTED SUMMER "STUFF---AND FUN WITH BASIL...AND EGGPLANT TOO... VINTAGE RECIPES AND MUCH MORE

Click on the photos and links....

SOME ROGUE BASIL PLANTS THAT DECIDED TO POP UP UNDERNEATH THE ROSES have provided your editor (and the neighbors) with quite a bit of excellent fresh basil this summer season.....Check out these recipes:

• PESTO PASTA SALAD FROM LOVE & LEMONS; CLICK HERE
• LEMON BASIL YOGURT CAKE sooooooooooo gooooood; recipes FROM THE WOKSOFLIFE HERE.
  
• TOMATO BASIL SOUP! Also from Love & Lemons; CLICK HERE 
• VEGAN PESTO RECIPE; more from SCHOOL NIGHT VEGAN HERE
• AND IN CASE YOU EVER NEED TO KNOW: Fresh Basil to Dried Basil Leaves – The Conversion Ratio; see more from https://www.healwithfood.org/substitute/dried-basil-convert-fresh-leaves.php

YES WE LOVE EGGPLANT.  In tough times, it can feed an army and your editor's EGGPLANT PARMESAN has done just that.....(recipe will appear next time)....throw in a simple salad and some crusty bread---and everyone goes home happy......

EGGPLANT is also very versatile ---check out these 12 EASY EGGPLANT RECIPES from LOVE AND LEMONS:

Of all the vegetable recipes I post, eggplant recipes are the most divisive. Early on, this surprised me, because eggplant recipes have always been some of my favorite foods to eat. As a kid, I never wanted to stop playing at dinnertime, except when my mom was making eggplant Parmesan. And when I started to explore vegetarian cooking on my own, grilled eggplant was one of the first dishes I mastered. MUCH MORE FROM LOVE & LEMONS HERE.

WE LOVE OLD COOKBOOKS...and vintage recipes....

But not all old recipes work in today's world.....and so......

MID CENTURY MENU to the rescue---Testing vintage recipes one at a time!  So you don't have to! The failures! The successes! GO TO https://www.midcenturymenu.com/recipes/

Speaking of vintage recipes, not all of us have been lucky enough to inherit family recipes carefully preserved....fortunately there are generous folks willing to share  Check out the basic, no-nonsense blog called GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES here.

Yes....we admit it....we like pretty napkins when entertaining----check out these fab napkin folding ideas  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHxLMEE6nWU

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF

EVERYTHING CROTON'S ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #25, YES INFLATION CONTINUES, MORE ECONOMICAL MEALS AND SOME ASSORTED SUMMER "STUFF" AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/everything-crotons-all-things-cookery_27.html

 

p.s. LOOKING FOR INSPIRED SIGNAGE FOR YOUR KITCHEN? Check out DOUBLE DOCS DESIGN  https://www.facebook.com/doubledocsdesign

 

Note: All content on this blog is Copyright (c) by Maria Cudequest and by the posters who have contributed specific content. All material is for your personal use only. No content or photos may be republished or sold, without prior written from your editor and the individual who contributed the content in question. For permissions or questions about this policy, please contact the editor.

MORE RECENT PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS---AND PODCASTS TOO--YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

MORE RECENT PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS---AND PODCASTS TOO--YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!

--PHOTOS,  NEWS FROM YOUR ALL VOLUNTEER CROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT -- LEARNING TO EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH PASSENGER TRAIN EMERGENCIES; MORE HERE

--PHOTOS, MARVELOUS MONARCH BUTTERFLY SEASON; MORE HERE

--BASEBALL CRAZINESS, VIDEO COURTESY OF CROTON TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY AND....click here. 

--VIDEO ALSO FROM TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, BRYCE HARPER INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN  https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2021/08/always-exciting-inside-the-park-hone-run-bryce-harper.html

--VIDEO, CROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR KYLE MALLORY'S BIRTHDAY; MORE HERE

--VIDEO, NEWS 12, THE GRANDSTAND, JACKIE'S HOME PLATE, FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY; MORE HERE 

--ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPAGHETTI WESTERNS PODCAST #50 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: HORST FRANK; MORE HERE 

---FAB VIDEO FROM RIVERLIVER PRODUCTIONS ON CROTON POINT'S "UNDERHILL VINEYARD"......The Decline Of The Vaults At Croton Point On The Hudson---SEE IT AT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRLc1I1kHQw

--PHOTOS, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE CROTON ROTARY CLUB CAR SHOW IS BACK IN 2021---AND SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 CAR SHOW---AND A BLAST FROM CAR SHOW PAST 1984; MORE HERE 

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE RECENT PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS AND PODCASTS TOO YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/06/some-recent-photos-videos-and-podcasts.html

IN THE NEWS: THE FLIMSY EVIDENCE BEHIND THE CDC'S PUSH TO VACCINATE CHILDREN

WALL STREET JOURNAL -The Flimsy Evidence Behind the CDC’s Push to Vaccinate Children--

The agency overcounts Covid hospitalizations and deaths and won’t consider if one shot is sufficient.

A tremendous number of government and private policies affecting kids are based on one number: 335. That is how many children under 18 have died with a Covid diagnosis code in their record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet the CDC, which has 21,000 employees, hasn’t researched each death to find out whether Covid caused it or if it involved a pre-existing medical condition.

Without these data, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decided in May that the benefits of two-dose vaccination outweigh the risks for all kids 12 to 15. I’ve written hundreds of peer-reviewed medical studies, and I can think of no journal editor who would accept the claim that 335 deaths resulted from a virus without data to indicate if the virus was incidental or causal, and without an analysis of relevant risk factors such as obesity....MORE AT https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-side-effects-hospitalization-kids-11626706868

1962: SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE ISRAEL, "BULBS FROM HOLLAND"

UPDATED IN 2025 AT EverythingCroton: 1962 AND 1964--TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD SELLS HOLLAND BULBS PLUS OTHER NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS ABH CAR WASH--BEST OF WESTCHESTER 2021 -- BEST SPLURGE-WORTHY CAR WASH

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

A GREAT ADDITION TO THE HARMON BUSIENSS COMMUNITY - CONGRATULATIONS ABH CAR WASH--BEST OF WESTCHESTER 2021--BEST SPLURGE-WORTHY CAR WASH--MORE AT https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=489642788933907&set=a.407661427132044