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New York Times / Siena Poll Shows Resounding Majority of New York City Voters Want More Public Charter Schools

Marist asked New York City voters this same question four years ago.

Cuomo is also doing far better among New York City voters and African Americans than he is with suburban and upstate voters and whites, the poll showed.

State Republican Party chairman Ed Cox slammed the Siena poll as flawed for oversampling New York City voters and under - sampling upstate voters compared to historic Election Day voting patterns, thus inflating Cuomo's popularity.

But the New York State Petroleum Council dismissed the results of the poll, saying that New York City voters, who are more strongly against drilling, unduly influenced the results.

«As we read today's Quinnipiac poll, more upstate New Yorkers support hydraulic fracturing; others will point to the overall numbers that are heavily skewed by New York City voters who enjoy the benefits of cheap natural gas but have bought into the fear tactics by so - called activists,» said the trade group's executive director, Karen Moreau.

«Millionaires are more likely riding to work in Escalades or Town Cars than on the Number 6 train, but New York City voters say that's all the more reason they should pony up funding to make commuting easier for the rest of us,» Malloy said.

«New York City voters support [congestion pricing], if the money is used for mass transit improvements, 67 — 27 percent» http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1318.xml?ReleaseID=1162

Given the statement, «Muslims should not be allowed to build the mosque near Ground Zero,» 49 percent of New York City voters and 53 percent of New York State voters agreed, according to the study.

A new Quinnipiac poll released on Nov. 19 found that New York City voters are divided on the idea of more charter schools, but many believe those charters should pay rent for using public school buildings.

Mr. Cuomo also led Ms. Nixon in a survey of Democratic New York City voters, 64 to 21, in a Quinnipiac poll in late March.

It lays bare his disdain not only for teachers and parents, but for all New York City voters, who apparently can't be entrusted to elect an able mayor as his successor.

Paradoxically, a slightly greater majority — 55 percent of New York City voters and 54 percent of New York State voters — also agreed that «because of American freedom of religion, Muslims have the right to build the mosque near Ground Zero.»

A plurality of New York City voters — 46 % — believe the term limit extension approved by Mayor Bloomberg is bad for the city.

So I've allowed the New York City voters to make their judgment on that,» she said today.

According to a Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday morning, 52 percent of likely New York City voters support Bloomberg, an Independent, with 36 percent backing New York City Comptroller William Thompson, who recently won the Democratic primary for mayor, and two percent supporting Conservative Party candidate Stephen Christopher.

That said, given that New York City voters are overwhelmingly Democrats, general election competition is often symbolic.

When asked, he didn't express much concern after a Quinnipiac University poll released August 1 showed that 51 percent of New York City voters don't think he deserves to be re-elected in

(CNN)- A new poll suggests that New York City voters approve of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as mayor, even if they oppose the extension of term limits that allowed him to run for a third term.

The Marist poll of 741 New York City voters was conducted by telephone May 5 - 7.

A majority of registered New York City voters oppose the proposed mosque's location, according to a Marist Poll published on Wednesday.

A longstanding racial gap over how New York City voters view Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to extend to his wife, Chirlane McCray, a new poll suggests.

On the GOP side, there was less engagement with the issues that matter more to a majority of New York City voters because this is still a Democratic state.

Overall, 53 % of registered New York City voters report they disapprove of Mayor Bloomberg's tax policy.

And, New York City voters are indifferent about the amount of money the mayor plans to spend on his campaign.

But, when faced with a choice, 43 % of New York City voters say they would prefer the mayor raise taxes to cutting programs and services.

New York City voters don't really seem to care.

«If Michael Bloomberg starts thinking presidential, there will be no great send - off from New York City voters,» Marist College Institute for Public Opinion director Dr. Lee M. Miringoff said in a statement releasing the findings.

A majority of New York City voters believe Mayor Bill de Blasio does favors for his political donors, a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday shows.

Cuomo lost the most support among New York City voters, who also side against the governor in his public fight with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Nearly two - thirds of New York City voters say they don't know enough about Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis to form an opinion — with just five weeks to go before Election Day, according to a new poll.

According to this Wall Street Journal / NBC 4 NY / Marist Poll, President Obama has improved his standing among African Americans and New York City voters.

A majority — 53 % — of registered New York City voters disapprove of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to increase the city's sales tax to 8.875 % while 42 % approve of the idea to increase city revenues this way.

«About half of New York City voters don't want four more years of Mayor Bill de Blasio, but it's the old political story: You can't beat somebody with nobody,» said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll.

The poll also showed just 44 percent of New York City voters approve of his job performance, while 40 percent disapproved.

Asked whether de Blasio has strong leadership qualities, 44 percent of New York City voters said yes, while 50 percent said no.

If outrage about corruption is pervasive statewide, recent polling suggests it may be even more acute in the suburbs: In a recent Siena College poll, 54 percent of suburban New York voters said they were less likely to re-elect their own legislators because of recent corruption scandals, about 10 percentage points more than the share of rural and New York City voters who said the same.

So, we know this much to be true: New York City voters either are extremely forgiving when it comes to sexual indiscretions, or they have very short memories and a real penchant for B - list celebrities.

The poll also found that a majority of New York City voters — 53 percent — believe Weiner deserves «a second chance» after the sexting scandal that forced him to resign from the House of Representatives in 2011, though 40 percent do not believe he has «the character to be mayor» and 8 percent are unsure.

It may end up, though, that New York City voters may be the ones who decide whether the entire casino plan will go forward.

New York City voters are also decidedly against de Blasio's promised push to ban horse carriages in the city, with 61 percent saying it's a bad idea.

A majority of New York City voters — 52 % — think the city is moving in the right direction.

Fracking might play well in other parts of the state: New York City voters supported the ban by a 56 - 19 margin.

The problems were so bad, 226 New York City voters went to court to get an order to be able to vote, according to court records.

New York City voters perceive de Blasio to be a mayor who works hard, 64 %, cares about the average person, 62 %, and is a good leader for New York City, 58 %.

But the Quinnipiac poll indicated that only a third of New York City voters had a favorable opinion of Weiner.

Some 46 % of New York City voters said de Blasio should try to get along with President - elect Donald Trump, while another 45 % said he should be a national leader against Trump's policies.

Four - out - of - five New York City voters (80 %) support a new teacher evaluation system based on both classroom observations and test scores, with 56 % supporting such a system strongly.

Democrats, New York City voters, independents and downstate suburbanites strongly support free SUNY / CUNY tuition, a Cuomo proposal that is narrowly opposed by upstaters; strongly opposed by Republicans.

The Siena College poll found that 68 percent of state voters and 62 percent of New York City voters are embarrassed by the national attention to the men's candidacies.