It has been reported that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo kicked off his campaign for New York's governor on Saturday, vowing to mend the state's ethical and financial problems.

The New York Times has reported that Cuomo made the announcement in front of the courthouse named for Boss Tweed, the corrupt political boss of Tammany Hall.

The Times reported that Cuomo told the crowd, "Unfortunately, Albany's antics today could made Boss Tweed blush. Our message today is simple. Enough is enough."

The Times also reported that Cuomo said "politicians of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, share the blame" for the state's scandals and corruption, and state government, controlled by fellow Democrats, "has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the obligation, to act."

Reports also said that Cuomo made his campaign official as Democrats prepared to open their state convention Tuesday in Rye Brook. Cuomo is the only Democratic candidate for governor.

According to the Times, the Republican governor's race is expected to come down to two men former U. S. Rep. Rick A. Lazio of Long Island and Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. Levy switched his party affiliation in March. Republicans plan to hold their state convention early next month.

Cuomo, 52, is the son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. After graduating from Fordham University and Albany Law School, he worked as an aide to his father, as head of a commission on the homeless under New York Mayor David Dinkins and as U. S. secretary of housing and urban Development in the Clinton administration. He became attorney general in January 2007. (With Inputs from Agencies)