New York mayor calls for investigation after woman accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment

Bill de Blasio calls Lindsey Boylan's allegations against New York governor really disturbing'

New York City's mayor, Bill de Blasio, has called for an independent investigation into the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, a day after a former aide accused the governor of sexual harassment.

In an essay published in Medium on Wednesday, former aide Lindsey Boylan described several problematic episodes with Cuomo, including an unsolicited kiss in his Manhattan office, an invitation to play strip poker on a government airplane, and an internal email from another aide indicating that the governor considered her a better looking sister" of a rumored former girlfriend.