58 % of respondents think he is doing
a good job as mayor, with 34 % thinking he is doing a bad job.
Just 40 % of Democrats citywide think Weiner would do an excellent or
good job as mayor.
Not exact matches
«Continued unemployment and the growing gap between the rich and the poor are the greatest threats to our prosperity,» said Quinn, who is widely expected to run for
mayor, in a speech in Midtown at an Association for
Better New York event, where she unveiled what she described
as «concrete and immediate steps we can take to create
jobs today and strengthen our economy for years to come.»
State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,»
as well as a
job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the
mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.
With full understanding of ridership and revenues4 on different routes (through
better data collection) the metro
mayor should seek to offer services to connect people more quickly and affordably to
job and training opportunities across the city region,
as well boosting health, environmental and social outcomes.
Yet Marist recorded a mediocre 39 percent of city residents rating the
mayor's
job performance
as good or excellent.
«I feel that the
mayor did a
good job in very difficult negotiations and sought
as much stability for the city
as possible, given the political realities,» she said.
De Blasio said he misses the family time he was able to spend in private life, and wants to do «
better» in his
job as mayor.
In promising to veto the measure last week —
as well as following through a veto of the related prevailing wage bill, which that would apply to certain building workers in properties where the city leases a large percentage of space — the
mayor argued that the legislation would kill
jobs and undermine progress the city had made recovering from the recession.
48 % give him high marks, including 12 % who say Bloomberg is doing an excellent
job as mayor and 36 % who say he is doing a
good job.
In response, a spokesman for the
mayor cited de Blasio's efforts to expand pre-K, raise worker wages and build affordable housing,
as well as the city's record - low crime rate and record - high
jobs rate.
«For the last three and a half years
as mayor, I've been committed to three things: making sure we have safer, vibrant neighborhoods,
better educational opportunities and
jobs and opportunities for our citizens and I think we've shown we made these investments.»
About half said the
mayor is doing an «excellent» or «
good»
job, while another 30 percent ranked his performance
as «fair.»
De Blasio offered a continuation of his first - term accomplishments in tackling inequality, while Albanese attempted to present himself
as the alternative to a
mayor who he argued has not done the
job well.
The candidates also discussed the question of whether to raise taxes on high - income earners, the
best means to create
jobs in the city and how they would respond to a citywide emergency
as mayor.
While this program, championed by liberals such
as New York City's new
mayor Bill de Blasio, might boost achievement for at - risk kids — it is part of Canada's initiative
as well — it is also likely to add union
jobs.