Colby Hamilton, Writer, WNYC News
Colby Hamilton is a general assignment reporter. He originally joined WNYC as a political blogger. He's a proud graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Bloomberg's approval rating goes positive thanks to Irene
Monday, September 12, 2011 - 09:41 AM
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New Yorkers are back on Mayor Bloomberg's side, thanks to his handling of Hurricane Irene according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released this morning. The mayor's job approval rating is up to 54 percent from 45 percent in late July. The vast majority of those polled -- 86 percent -- approved of the mayor's handling of Hurricane Irene.
“Maybe it was the decisive preparations for Irene – Bloomberg’s job approval has moved up nicely. As usual, Manhattan likes him best of all,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a statement. “This survey was conducted after Hurricane Irene and during the storm about Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith’s arrest – but maybe that second storm is a tempest in a teapot.
“The critics cried ‘overkill!’ But most people agreed with the mayor, ‘better safe than sorry.’ Overwhelmingly, Bloomberg’s handling of Irene gets high marks.”
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Ed Koch is right Obama flip flops on issues.
Koch proved it with the Palestinian Statehood issue
Mayor Bloomberg is going in the right direction. He is wealthy but he would give you the shirt off of his back if you really needed a shirt. He should consider running for the oval office he is not a phony he does not insulate government with more layers to negotiate look at his 311 to access city services
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