(Bloomberg) -- When Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s governor in two weeks, cleaning up after Andrew Cuomo will be only one of her newfound problems. Hochul, the 62-year-old lieutenant governor, will take the top job after Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday, saying harassment allegations against him prevent him from governing. Read More: With Cuomo Teetering, New York May Get Its First Female GovernorHer allies say she’s ready. Cuomo said last week that local governments need to decide whether to reimplement indoor mask mandates, which New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has resisted. “Governor Hochul is a dedicated leader, and united, we will get the people’s work done.”(Updates with news conference in third paragraph)More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
