The poll, which surveyed voters in 52 upstate counties, found
most upstate residents believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, 59 percent to 34 percent.
Not exact matches
But that number is not a net impact figure; it does not, for instance, factor in the tax savings that will be seen for
most New Yorkers, especially
upstate residents.
The Cuomo administration is seeking to preserve the plants, which employ thousands of
residents in some of
upstate's
most economically - challenged regions, because they are an emissions - free power source.
The results are drawing mixed reactions from
upstate residents,
most of whom said they were unaffected by the revitalization programs.
Most recently, it came under scrutiny for what
residents in
upstate Hoosick Falls said was a delayed response in alerting them about elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, an unregulated chemical used to make Teflon products, in their water.