The New York Times’ former Albany bureau chief acted inappropriately to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa and was reassigned from the beat following an investigation into his behavior, DeRosa alleged in her forthcoming book. With the comment, DeRosa realized it was “absolutely time to go,” she wrote in the book, according to the Washington Post. “It’s not lost on me that the Times has Jesse McKinley driving the train,” DeRosa said she told another Times reporter and friend at the time. McKinley did not respond to a request for comment from the New York Post or the Washington Post.

Source: New York Times October 18, 2023 10:06 UTC