The Governor's resignation answers the directive of the impeachment investigation, which was to determine whether Cuomo should remain in office, New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said.
Last week, independent investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James released their report into the multiple allegations of sexual harassment against Cuomo.
As of Wednesday, New York State had 0.34 per cent positivity rate
Last month he said that school districts would be allowed to reopen in September if the positive test rate for their region stayed below 5 per cent -- a threshold every state region has met as of Friday.
Malls and museums, which are allowed to reopen in other regions of the state in phase four, will however, remain shut in New York City due to officials' concerns about the heightened risk of infection spread.
The marchers chanted the names of black men and women killed by police officers across the US, and said "too many".
Businesses and offices should keep their capacity at 50 per cent. Face coverings and social distancing are mandatory, according to the plan.
The Governor said the progress is made through people's change of behaviour.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was "disappointed and outraged" by what happened Monday night, saying the criminal activity hurt everyone.
New York, the economic capital of the United States, and around 40 other cities across the country have imposed curfews after violent protests against police brutality triggered by the death of African-American George Floyd in Minnesota.
