Andrew Cuomo actually said...

It was a mistake, plain and simple. I have no other words to explain it. I want to personally apologize to her and her family.

I take full responsibility.

Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing. And I cannot be the cause of that.

The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing, and therefore that`s what I`ll do.