Nearly six out of ten New Yorkers say their quality of life is declining.
A new Marist New York State poll found that 59 percent of New York residents said their quality of life has declined “in the past year or so.” Just 11 percent said that it has improved.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul's approval rating has also fallen.
Just 41 percent of respondents said they approve of the job the Democrat governor is doing, down from 49 percent in 2021.
“There’s no good news for New York’s major officials,” Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion told The Hill. “Governor Hochul’s standing has deteriorated in the state, Mayor Adams faces a more negative constituency, and Representative Santos has hit rock bottom.”
The Hill reports:Asked about Hochul’s influence on the capital city of Albany, 56 percent of New Yorkers said she did not improve their quality of life in the state. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said she had a positive effect on the city — compared to 46 percent in 2021.
Roughly 45 percent said Hochul’s ideology was “on the mark.” Nearly 40 percent also said she is “too liberal” and 12 percent said she is “too conservative.” 39% of residents, the survey found.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is also a Democrat, is faring much better — with his highest approval rating since September 2016. The pollsters found that 46 percent of respondents said he was doing a “good” or “excellent” job in office and 53 percent said he was doing a “fair” or “poor” job.
Over 72 percent of respondents also believe that New York City Mayor Eric Adams "did something wrong" in the campaign finance scandal with the Turkish government that is currently being investigated.
"Of that figure, 33 percent say he did 'something illegal,' and 39 percent say what he did was 'unethical,' but 'not illegal,'" The Hill reports. "Only 18 percent say Adams has done nothing wrong, and 10 percent were unsure."
The survey of 1,780 New York State adults was conducted from November 13th through November 15th, 2023. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
