{"id":633975,"date":"2021-08-11T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=633975"},"modified":"2021-08-11T15:37:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:37:02","slug":"following-cuomo-resignation-new-yorkers-want-to-rename-governor-mario-m-cuomo-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/following-cuomo-resignation-new-yorkers-want-to-rename-governor-mario-m-cuomo-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Cuomo Resignation, New Yorkers Want To Rename \u2018Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffollowing-cuomo-resignation-new-yorkers-want-to-rename-governor-mario-m-cuomo-bridge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=633975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1231769342-e1628640371818.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Following the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), New Yorkers are calling for the renaming of Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, Cuomo announced his resignation following the release of Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 bombshell <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-andrew-cuomo-to-resign\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span>, which laid out evidence that the longtime politician had sexually harassed at least eleven women. Even as he resigned, Cuomo said that the report was \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve never crossed the line with anyone,\u201d he said. \u201cBut, I didn\u2019t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. There are generational and cultural shifts that I just didn\u2019t fully appreciate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the wake of his resignation, some want to rename Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge \u2014 which commemorates the three-term governorship of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The structure replaced the deteriorating Tappan Zee Bridge in 2017, and news media routinely <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hvmag.com\/life-style\/views-from-the-new-tappan-zee-bridge\/\"><span>referred<\/span><\/a><span> to it as the \u201cNew Tappan Zee Bridge.\u201d Nevertheless, Cuomo \u2014 who set the $4 billion construction project in motion \u2014 signed legislation in 2017 naming the bridge after his own father.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Within a few months, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/the-ny-state-legislature-return-the-tappan-zee-name-to-those-who-rightfully-deserve-it-the-indians-and-dutch\"><span>petition<\/span><\/a><span> arguing that the name of the bridge was unnecessarily politicized earned over 120,000 signatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOut of curiosity, why didn\u2019t the taxpayers have a direct vote since we are the ones who ultimately paid for it, and will through toll taxes?\u201d it reads. \u201cDidn\u2019t a large part of the funding come from a FEDERAL grant? That is OUR bridge. America\u2019s bridge. New York\u2019s bridge. Last I checked, Mario Cuomo and his family did not personally contribute hundreds of millions to its construction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The petition \u2014 which now has 170,000 signatures \u2014 continues to advocate for the name change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after James\u2019 report, State Assemblyman Mike Lawler (R-NY) likewise introduced legislation to rename the structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBill A.6594 would change the name of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge back to its rightful name, the Tappan Zee Bridge,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yonkerstribune.com\/2021\/08\/nys-assemblyman-mike-lawler-urges-fellow-assemblymembers-to-remove-the-stained-name-of-the-mario-m-cuomo-bridge-and-revert-back-to-its-rightful-name-the-tappan-zee-bridge\"><span>stated<\/span><\/a><span> Lawler. \u201cI urge each and every one of my colleagues in the Assembly to back this piece of legislation that will remove the stain of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s name from the Tappan Zee Bridge. No one should have to drive over one of the finest pieces of architecture in our state and be reminded of the unforgivable sins of our Governor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cuomo is set to leave office in two weeks; he will be replaced by Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), New Yorkers are calling for the renaming of Governor Mario M. 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