Here’s some brief footage of Gov. Andrew Cuomo getting shouted down by NYC Councilman Charles Barron and his supporters last night with chants of “stop the cuts” and “tax the rich.”

Cuomo, as you can hear, got a laugh when he deadpanned: “OK. How are you tonight, Charles. I can’t see who it is. But I know who it is.”

Speaking briefly to reporters after his speech, the governor remained unmoved on the millionaire’s tax extension question, despite the fact that he had just faced a crowd that so clearly felt the opposite.

“I don’t believe in increasing taxes,” the governor explained. “I believe it’s counterproductive for the state. I believe more people will leave the state and you’ll have less revenue.”

“So, I think it actually hurts the economy of the state to raise taxes at this time. That’s what I believe. I believe that, started saying that over a year ago in the campaign. So my belief hasn’t changed.”

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