Two more women who identified themselves as victims of New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace came forward on Tuesday to add their voices to the reaction to his resignation announcement.

An attorney for the two women said her clients were "vindicated and relieved that Cuomo will no longer be in a position of power over anyone".

McGrath, an executive assistant, said Cuomo had made inappropriate comments, including commenting on her neckline after staring down her loose shirt, regularly asking about her marital status and asking whether she would tell on another aide if she were to cheat on her husband.

Limmiatis is an energy company worker who said Cuomo had run his fingers on the lettering across the chest of her shirt when they met in a rope-line greeting at a 2017 event.

He then told her he was going to say there was a spider on her shoulder and proceeded to brush her chest with his hand.

Wang castigated what she described as Cuomo’s efforts to “gaslight and attack the brave women who came forward”, which ultimately “apparently served no purpose”.

Lindsey Boylan, another former Cuomo aide who spoke out publicly early on and who investigators described as having been subjected to retaliation by Cuomo and his office when she did so, said: “From the beginning, I simply asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior.

“It became abundantly clear he was unable to do that, instead attacking and blaming victims until the end. It is a tragedy that so many stood by and watched these abuses happen. I am thankful for the attorney general, the investigators and all those who have pursued the truth despite intimidation and threats of retaliation.”

New York’s experienced lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, will become the first woman to hold the state governorship when she succeeds Cuomo in two weeks.