ALBANY, N.Y. — Andrew Cuomo was inaugurated Saturday afternoon as the 56th governor of New York, promising to take on the state’s daunting financial problems immediately and to fight to bring tax relief to homeowners.
Cuomo said he would unveil an emergency financial plan this week — a month before his first budget proposal is due — and push aggressively for stronger ethics enforcement in Albany.
“There is no more time to waste,” Cuomo, 53, said in an inaugural address in the Capitol’s War Room. “It is a time for deeds, not words, and results, not rhetoric. It is time for a bold agenda and immediate action. There is no more waiting for tomorrow, and there are no more baby steps, my friends.”
In a symbolic move, Cuomo also pledged to take down the concrete barriers that have surrounded the Capitol since the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Within minutes of his speech, workers began moving the barriers onto a flatbed truck. The New York Times
