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Scott Stringer’s mayoral campaign
hemorrhaged support this weekend, with one endorser after another abandoning his campaign over sexual misconduct allegations.
The Working Families Party, one of Stringer’s biggest gets to date, pulled out Friday evening, with its director saying it could no longer support a candidate who “failed to acknowledge and consider his responsibility” after a former volunteer accused him of groping her. Then a group of progressive lawmakers whose support was crucial to Stringer’s campaign state Sens. Alessandra Biaggi, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar, Assemblyme
NY State Senator Julia Salazar claims colleagues who told her she looked like a Bond girl and should be on a calendar were emboldened by Gov Cuomo s behavior
Julia Salazar, 30, told The New York Times the incidents happened while in the legislative chamber and then at a fundraiser outside the Capitol in 2019
Her claims were among a number of allegations of abusive behavior - including bruises left by a leg squeeze - made by more than 30 people working in Albany
They come in light of sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo
Sen. Biaggi said: If they see the person at the highest level get away with it, and they align themselves with that person, then they ll get away with it, too
Cuomo moment: We work in New York government. Sexual harassment in Albany is an open secret.
The multiple allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo must be investigated. We cannot compromise on worker safety and dignity.
Leah Hebert, Rita Pasarell, Tori Kelly and Chloë Rivera
Opinion contributors
For decades, the Bear Mountain Compact, an unofficial agreement in which “what happens in Albany stays in Albany,” has fostered a culture of open secrets in New York state government. Once again, the dam has broken upon the backs of brave survivors and now, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is boldly calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.