Former Governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo did not appear at an alleged campaign stop at the Peter Cardella Senior Citizens Center in Ridgewood on Friday, May 16, prompting backlash from demonstrators and Assembly Member Claire Valdez.
The protesters—many of them relatives of individuals who died in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic—gathered outside the center assuming Cuomo would attend. However, his campaign said the visit had never been scheduled or confirmed, and that the center had been informed the week prior that he would not be attending due to scheduling conflicts.
