Adams, the Council speaker, lambasted the former governor in an emotional speech commemorating her father’s death five years ago.

The Justice Department launched an investigation into Andrew Cuomo for allegedly lying to Congress regarding COVID-19 nursing home deaths.

The disclosure that NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is the subject of a federal investigation into COVID nursing home deaths​ is roiling the political world.

In a deeply personal speech, Ms. Adams, who is running for mayor, will speak about her father’s death from Covid in 2020. She says that as governor, Mr. Cuomo “failed him.”

The former New York governor’s reaction comes amid reports that the DOJ has opened a criminal investigation into statements he made about his handling of the pandemic.

Mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo bailed on a planned visit Friday to a Queens senior center as dozens of raging protesters were expected to confront the ex-gov over his botched handling of the nursing homes during the pandemic.