If Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s vetoes last week of a number of harmful bills are any indication, New Yorkers just might yet survive Democrats’ unilateral control of Albany this year

One bill he nixed would’ve forced employers to offer 12 weeks of paid time off when a family member (a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, spouse or domestic partner) dies. The cost would’ve been borne by workers themselves, through yet another tax skimmed from their paychecks whether they wanted that or not.

Other bills would’ve granted various public employees new pension benefits that would’ve cost taxpayers millions. Kudos to Cuomo for nixing them.

Yet the paid-leave bill was especially troubling, since unscheduled time off could’ve wreaked havoc with employers.

“Small employers” would’ve been hit with “another burden that’s difficult to manage,” Business Council spokesman Zach Hutchins argued last year.

In his veto message, Cuomo cited yet another big problem: The 12-week benefit would “constitute an extreme expansion” of the state’s paid-family-leave program, “the cost of which would result in a dramatic burden on low-wage workers.”

He’s right. Businesses here already have plenty of incentive to limit hiring, particularly those at the entry level or just above: Besides the $15 minimum wage, which became effective Monday in the city and kicks in elsewhere over the next few years, workers also get 12 weeks of paid family leave, which they also pay for themselves, like it or not. (Cuomo, notably, backed both of those measures.)

Such burdens make businesses think twice about offering jobs. Yet the lack of employment opportunities in New York, particularly upstate, has been sending residents fleeing for years.

Meanwhile, the Legislature is now fully in Democratic hands, and many Dem lawmakers have radical plans. Cuomo may need to keep that veto pen handy.