Former top assistant at Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo said her former boss is not worthy of leading NYC, predicting that “women's rights” will suffer if she is elected NYC's next mayor.
“As a movement, we women are not doing enough to strengthen the law to protect against illegal activities by men in such immoral, unethical, and power positions like Cuomo,” said Karen Hinton, who claims that Cuomo made unnecessary sexual advances in 2000 when he was the US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
“This election should be an opportunity to assert women's rights and give women a strong, powerful voice at city hall… [New York City] If I can't get it [Mayor Eric] Adams or Cuomo was selected,” she told the Post.
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Hinton said Cuomo would be more “cautious” around women if elected mayor. Because the three-term governor said he “learned some lessons” after resigning in 2021 following a report by state attorney general Leticia James, who discovered he had sexually harassed him.
But she warned that voters and prospective employees should be careful.
“Women and male employees should never trust him. He will be very strict. One day, good day. The next one will be troublesome. Your best friend. And then your worst enemy,” she insisted.
Hinton, who was not part of James' report, moved forward shortly after his release and accused Cuomo of sexual harassment before resigning.
In his 2021 book, “Penis Politics,” Hinton claimed that Cuomo spoke about his underling and stupid sex, including sly things, including his former in-laws, Kennedy.
Cuomo also denied Hinton's claim that he was physically “excited” when he was allegedly hugging her when he was an aide to his HUD reporter.
“He came close to me and held me too tightly and was so long that it made me excited,” Hinton previously posted. “I felt very uncomfortable and was actually shocked. It never happened that way between the two of us.”
Cuomo has denied all allegations of sexual harassment and repeatedly accused Hinton of having a political x to crush.
Hinton – a Mississippi native who is married to former state operations director Howard Glazer – worked in 2015 when the political feud between de Blasio and Cuomo was boiling down and Cuomo was working in 2015, multiple sources and past media reports say Cuomo was smoking.
She resigned as de Blasio's top press aide in 2016. This was part of what de Blasio felt was undermined, a source told the Post.
Comparing the two Democrats she said: “As far as I know, de Blasio never sexually overtured women. He didn't listen to them.”
Hinton said he is particularly interested in this year's mayoral race. This is where Cuomo has shown ahead in recent opinion polls.
“New York City may elect a mayor who was justly accused of sexual misconduct by several young women who worked for him,” she argued.
Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopaldi said his longtime boss has been staunchly denying that he is committing sexual harassment.
“As I said from the first day, [governor] No one harassed – and years later, the facts confirmed that,” he said.
“New Yorkers are not naive, they understand that they have an accurate understanding of their ugly political situation. Today, New York City is a crisis of affordability, public safety, leadership, and what Governor Cuomo is focusing on: the fight to save our city.”
When asked specifically about Hinton's remarks, he said, “Hinton's attitude towards the governor is based on what is best for Hinton and whether she has a book to sell.”
