New Yorkers are still waiting to see if Kathy Hochul is Cuomo 2.0

She took office promising to be a different kind of governor. But on the first anniversary of Kathy Hochul’s Albany promotion, New Yorkers are still waiting for proof she is a better governor than her disgraced predecessor.

In one sense, Hochul had an easy act to follow. Andrew Cuomo enjoyed being a scowling bully, preferred feuds over friendship and repeatedly proved the adage that power corrupts.

In hindsight, his final act of hubris, groping the help, seemed ­inevitable.

In matters of personal behavior, Hochul is a big improvement. She smiles a lot, seems genuinely gracious and is deferential, sometimes to a fault.

The problem is one of substance. What does she stand for? What would she do in a full term to improve the lives of 20 million New Yorkers?

Most important, what is she willing to fight for?

She has suggested that New Yorkers will get full answers to those questions only after she is elected in November. As a donor of hers told me, she doesn’t want to do anything that could jeopardize her chances of winning.

That’s the sort of fearful attitude that could bring defeat. And deservedly so.