I really don't get all the outrage and complaints over Cuomo. As far as the pre-school plan, while Cuomo did not agree to De Blasio's plan, the state is putting into place Universal Pre-K. The vast majority of the funding for the program is going to the city.
That explains it all. He spoke out against de Blasio's plan to pass universal pre-K because those poor rich businessmen would be taxed, and decided to pass his own plan after.
He's more concerned on bolstering his own resume than actually governing. He's the closest thing the American political system has to a Frank Underwood.
There was never any need to hike taxes in order to fund De Blasio's Pre-K program. He just tied the tax increase to the program so he could frame it as "rich people vs. pre-k" and appeal to class warfare sentiment. How is Cuomo "not actually governing" by implementing a pre-k program without a tax increase?
