New York Governor Andrew Cuomo helps man out of a car wreck by cutting seat belt in thrilling video
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, on Monday afternoon, was filmed helping a trapped motorist out of a car wreck on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The governor reportedly assisted the man trapped in the driver's side door of the car by cutting his seat belt and helping him out of the vehicle.
Cuomo and his staff encountered the wreck after they were leaving a luncheon hosted by the Association for a Better New York. His office, which took the video of the lawmaker assisting the man, said that the car appeared as if it was going to tip over. Another clip of the incident showed the governor also providing comfort to a woman at the scene.
The governor's office said that when they came upon the wreck, police had not arrived at the scene at the time. The New York Police Department (NYPD), however, did arrive at the time the video was recorded.
The New York governor has gained a reputation for assisting motorists during his travels around the state, which includes him mostly helping drivers whose vehicles are stuck in snow.
Cuomo, on Monday, was coming from the Better New York luncheon, which was convened to preview upcoming infrastructure and transportation priorities. The governor, who was the featured speaker, reportedly used the event to address the increasing number of anti-Semitic attacks in the region in recent weeks.
"When the day is done and you pass the baton to your children, make sure you make the place better and stronger and sweeter," he said at the event. "If not, you fail, and we are not going to fail."
The governor, at a Solidarity March on Sunday organized by a local Jewish non-profit, had announced that an additional $45 million would be allocated to religious institutions to strengthen security in the wake of recent hate crimes in the region. Cuomo also previewed new legislation he is set to propose that would pursue certain bias-motivated incidents as domestic terrorism.