During President Trump’s formative years, Queens — the New York City “outer borough” in which he grew up — was transformed from an all-white enclave into a racial and ethnic battleground. The forces unleashed in those struggles shaped Trump’s current policies on both immigration and racial integration. … Taken together, […] Read more »
NY1 Poll: Do NYers think Bill de Blasio should run for president?
The last time Mayor Bill de Blasio was in Iowa, home to the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest, he was door-knocking for Hillary Clinton. If he’s thinking about coming back as a candidate in 2020, New Yorkers definitively think he should the drop the idea. CONT. Bobby Cuza, NY1 Read more »
New York City: NBC 4 New York/Marist Poll Finds Mayor de Blasio Would Cruise to Victory
Democratic incumbent Bill de Blasio has a “formidable advantage” over his challengers in the New York City mayoral race, the latest NBC 4 New York/Marist poll finds. The October survey results released Thursday show that De Blasio leads his closest competitor, Republican Nicole Malliotakis, by 42 points among likely voters […] Read more »
New York City: Beating Bill de Blasio at the ballot box won’t be easy for mayoral hopefuls
If Mayor de Blasio does not seem to be breaking a sweat about his re-election bid, it’s because he is looking at some very positive numbers —which show him with a wide lead over his political rivals. Our NY1/Baruch College City Poll shows that if the election for City Hall […] Read more »
New York City: Cuomo getting higher approval ratings than de Blasio among NYers
New Yorkers say they’re generally happy with the services that they city provides. But the man in charge of providing them? Well, that’s a different story. First, to what New Yorkers like. 69 percent say they’re very or somewhat satisfied with city services. That’s versus 27 percent on the other […] Read more »
New York City: Mayor’s Favorability Among NYers Rising at Critical Time
The conventional wisdom in city politics these days is that Mayor de Blasio will be tough to beat this fall. His approval rating seems to bear that out. It is inching upwards, according to our NY1/Baruch College Poll, which found 53 percent of New Yorkers approve of the mayor’s job […] Read more »