""We could have done better, and for that, I am truly sorry,""
""My intentions don't change the impact, and I sincerely ask for your understanding. On this holy Day of Atonement, I am committed to learning these lessons.""
""I recognize that some of those decisions caused pain in the Jewish community because we did not always fully consider the sensitivities and traditions that are so deeply important,""
Andrew Cuomo apologized for having caused pain in the Jewish community during his term as governor, citing decisions about COVID-era public health restrictions. The apology was delivered in a video shared with Orthodox rabbis on the eve of Yom Kippur. Cuomo said he had made decisions with the best intentions to protect health and save lives but acknowledged that intentions do not change impact and asked for understanding. He recognized that some decisions failed to fully consider religious sensitivities and traditions. Cuomo’s relationship with Orthodox communities dimmed after heavier restrictions in neighborhoods like Borough Park and Midwood and a discrimination lawsuit by Agudath Israel.
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