BY ANTHONY O’REILLY The majority of New Yorkers are in favor of the creation of an independent inspector general to monitor the NYPD, a new poll found. Conducted by Quinnipiac University, the poll found that New York City voters support the idea by a 66 to 25 percent margin. Queens voters were the most approving [...]
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s rush to pass tougher gun legislation in the state may have won him points with some voters, but support for him, especially from the GOP, has dropped, according to a recently released Quinnipiac University poll. Last month Cuomo’s approval rating decreased from an all-time high of 74-13 percent last month to 59-28 [...]
It’s official. Joe Lhota, former CEO and chair of the MTA, is a mayoral candidate. On Thursday Lhota filed papers with the Board of Elections to become the 109th mayor of New York City. This morning on his newly created campaign website and Facebook page as well as on both his personal and campaign Twitter accounts he [...]
In a new Siena College poll, the majority of New York State voters said they were happy with how Governor Andrew Cuomo has handled the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. According to the results, 67 percent felt that the governor has done an excellent or good job, 22 percent said he has done a fair job [...]
For the first time New Yorkers may be jealous of New Jersey. In a Quinnipiac University poll released today, the city’s voters said that Governor Chris Christie did the best job of responding to Superstorm Sandy. Thirty-six percent of poll takers, who were asked to choose among the New Jersey governor, President Obama, Governor Cuomo [...]
