New York Women Weigh Admiration for Cuomo Against Allegations

In a state still just teetering toward normalcy, women met the news of the resignation with sometimes warring impulses.

As the pandemic unfolded and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo gave daily televised updates, issued mask mandates and imposed lockdown measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Marybel Hoyos, a homemaker from Long Island, followed with approval. On Tuesday, she was following again as the governor announced his imminent resignation after a report found he had sexually harassed 11 women — this time grappling with her admiration of the man and rage at his behavior. “As a mother, as a woman, as a daughter, that is not acceptable,” said Ms. Hoyos, 59, from Jericho. “I was very disappointed, because he was a very good leader. But it’s not inseparable to me, as a woman, if something was wrong.”