New York Post

Nixon pot shot at Cuo

Says he’s like dopey ’70s dad

- By JENNIFER BAIN and NATALIE MUSUMECI

Cynthia Nixon mocked Gov. Cuomo Friday as a “suburban dad from the ’70s” because of his previous reservatio­ns about legalizing recreation­al marijuana.

“Last year he was saying that marijuana was a gateway drug,” Nixon said at a press conference at Brooklyn’s Borough Hall subway station during morning rush hour.

“He sounded like a suburban dad from the ’70s. After we came out with our marijuana platform he said the facts on marijuana have changed. But like so many other things, he’s really refusing to take a stand. We need to legalize marijuana here.”

The former “Sex and the City” star added: “It’s a racial-justice issue.”

“If you’re black or Latino you’re 10 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana,” she said. “Marijuana use has been effectivel­y legal for white people for a long time. It’s time to legalize it for everybody else.”

In February 2017, Cuomo — a Westcheste­r resident with three daughters — was quoted saying that marijuana is in fact “a gateway drug.”

But last month, Cuomo laid the groundwork for legalizing marijuana a day after Nixon — his Democratic primary rival — charged that the current marijuana laws discrimina­ted against minorities.

Meanwhile, Nixon on Friday continued to take more shots at Cuomo over the MTA during a 45minute visit to the station.

“[The subway system has] not been a priority for him because he’s never on the subways and it’s not something his wealthy donors care about,” Nixon said.

Cuomo’s aides argue that the governor “has taken unpreceden­ted action by declaring a transit state of emergency, appointing new world-class MTA leadership, passing $836 million in funding for the subway action plan on top of the state’s historic $8 billion capital investment, and securing a new, dedicated revenue stream from for-hire vehicle fees.”

An MTA worker admonished Nixon for blocking the platform during her press event.

“You have to let the customers in and out please!” the worker shouted. “First rule — don’t block the subway . . . You’re blocking a passageway for customers. We need a passageway for customers!”

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