Critics outraged Gov. Cuomo is waiting 14 days to leave office

Critics are demanding Gov. Cuomo leave office immediately instead of waiting two weeks to step down– and they aren’t buying his claim that the delay is due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I think the easiest, best and cleanest thing for the governor to do right now is to make his resignation immediate,” state Senator Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) told The Post Tuesday a few hours after Cuomo announced his resignation. Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi had claimed the delay is “to ensure an orderly transition at this critical time where the key decisions still remain on COVID-19, the Delta variant and other significant challenges facing the state.”