Protesters came to bury Governor Andrew Cuomo – i to praise him – at the Manhattan duel demonstrations on Saturday.
Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to be accused of sexual harassment, while a member of Cuomo’s staff lit the fuse of the ongoing effort to expel him, led the demands for her removal to Washington Square Park.
“Abuse is not limited to a single person or area,” Boylan told a crowd of about 100 activists. “Someone who abuses their power doesn’t just do it to a woman or a community. They do it at every level for every person and every community. “
Boylan, now a Democratic candidate for president of the Manhattan district, also criticized Carl Heastie, president of the State Assembly, accusing him of leading a “false investigation” into the chain of allegations against Cuomo, the his longtime ally.
Meanwhile, in Midtown, about 40 “cuomosexuals” gathered in front of the Third Avenue governor’s office to show their support, raising homemade signs that said “Cancel the Karen is not Cuomo culture” and “No resign “.
“He’s an excited guy, he’s Italian,” said Karen Gregorski, 73, of Manhattan, dismissing allegations of harassment and abuse filed by Boylan and seven other women.
“Did he kiss someone or touch someone’s cheeks? Come on, “Gregorski said.” If he touched my cheeks, I’d give him a kiss. “