Former New York Liberal And Three-Time Governor, Mario Cuomo, Dies At 82

Mario Cuomo, former three-term governor of New York, died a few hours after his son, Andrew Cuomo, was formally sworn in to a second term as governor of New York. Mario, a grocer’s son from Queens who rose to lead NY state and whose eloquence vaulted him to national prominence with a stirring speech at the 1984 Democratic Convention died Thursday Jan 1, 2015. NY Mayor Bill de Blasio said all flags in the city already lowered for slain Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu will remain at half-staff in Cuomo’s honor for 30 days.