Andrew Cuomo apologizes to Jewish New Yorkers for lockdowns hours before Yom Kippur

Now he’s sorry.

Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologized to Jewish New Yorkers for lockdowns he imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak five years ago that banned large gatherings , closed schools and disrupted religious traditions.

The mea culpa comes just hours before the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar when one is meant to atone for sins — and while Cuomo runs as an underdog in his political comeback bid for mayor.

In the video , Cuomo said he made decisions to protect the health and safety of New Yorkers during the once-in-a-century pandemic that killed about 80,000 residents.

Cuomo apologized just before Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.

“However, I recognize some of those decisions caused pain in the Jewish community because we did not