nytimes September 23, 2021 4:00pm Howard Zucker, Who Led Cuomo’s Pandemic Response, Resigns #zuckerhowarda #healthdepartmentnys #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #hochulkathleenc #politicsandgovernment #coronavirus2019ncov #newyorkstate #news Howard Zucker, Who Led Cuomo’s Pandemic Response, Resigns Dr. Zucker, the New York State health commissioner, came under fire for potentially helping obscure the coronavirus death toll in nursing homes and keeping health data from the Legislature.