NEW YORK — As Andrew Cuomo vies to become the next mayor of New York City, his past attempts to cut state aid to the City University of New York are raising questions about his commitment to public universities in a race centered on affordability.
CUNY endured decades of declining state aid, including during the former governor’s tenure from 2011 until 2021 — a trend the state has started to reverse.
With the high cost of living front and center in this fall’s mayoral election, Cuomo’s CUNY policies — most notably a 2016 push to slash nearly $500 million in state funding to the university system — are resurfacing. His top opponent, Democratic…
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