While Andrew Cuomo's missteps have been in the public eye over the last year, Bill de Blasio's seem to pass with less outcry from constituents. Back in 2018, de Blasio's kissing of a female lawmaker caught fire in the media. The kiss was viewed as especially inappropriate as the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum and the mayor advertised himself as a supporter.
The moment was caught on video by a CBS News affiliate who had a workplace conduct expert, Steven Viscusi, comment on the kiss. "Absolutely horrible," he said. "It's absolutely inappropriate in any business environment today — with the new #MeToo movement — but even before that, that women should be hugged in an intimate way."
The exchange showed de Blasio kissing and hugging a female lawmaker while giving out handshakes and high-fives to male colleagues. After this incident, Twitter was not kind to de Blasio's tweets calling for Cuomo to step down for allegations similar to those against himself.
