Cuomo in a radio interview didn't say how his new overhaul would be different from his ethics reform two years ago, or other ethics reforms four years before that.
Toyoda said in the interview that the company won't start building any new auto plants through 2015 to keep fixed costs down despite burgeoning sales and what he feels are good prospects for global auto growth.
Ms. Black, who will be the first woman to hold the position, declined interview requests and the Department of Education said she won't be available before she starts her new job.