Incoming NY Gov Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers: ‘I am prepared’
By AFP
12 August 2021 |
1:09 pm
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers for the first time since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over sexual harassment allegations. In just under two weeks, Hochul will succeed Cuomo as the state's 57th governor.
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