The Untold Truth Of Andrew Cuomo

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was already a prominent politician before the novel coronavirus pandemic thrust him into the national spotlight. With so many people glued to Cuomo's daily briefings, we thought we'd dish on some of the lesser-known details of his life, both public and private. You may be familiar with Andrew Cuomo's father, Mario, since he was the governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. But what about Mario's parents? Where does the Cuomo legacy begin? Running a grocery store was the Cuomo family business before Mario, a first-generation American, entered politics. Mario's parents, Andrea and Immacolata Cuomo, were Italian immigrants who arrived in New York City one year apart, though they were married before leaving Italy. They owned and operated a small grocery store in South Jamaica, Queens for more than thirty years, acquiring the property for cheap during The Great Depression. Sharing his parents' story with Christian Science Monitor in 1990, Mario added, "My father was ignorant and illiterate in both Italian and English. He had never gone to school a day in Italy. He was a laborer on my mother's father's land. And my mother never went to school." Andrea passed away in 1981, followed by Immacolata in 1995. Mario passed in 2015, just five hours after Andrew was sworn in for his second term as Governor of New York. In his inaugural speech that morning, Andrew said of his father, "He's in the heart and mind of every person who is here. His inspiration and his legacy and his spirit is what has brought this day to this point." Keep watching to learn The Untold Truth Of Andrew Cuomo! #AndrewCuomo #TheUntoldTruth A hardscrabble start | 0:18 Cuomo's cause | 1:33 A real "Wild Hog" | 2:47 Progressive bonafides? | 3:47 He has his critics | 4:31 Andy and Sandy | 5:52