September 12, 2011 - New Yorkers Feel Much Better About 9/11 Recovery, Quinnipiac University Polls Find; Bloomberg Approval Gets A Big Gust From Irene Word format Lower Manhattan recovery efforts are going "very well" or "somewhat well," 60 percent of New York City voters say in a Quinnipiac University poll released today, up from 40 percent in an August 27, 2009, survey. New Yorkers are less skeptical about promised deadlines for completion of key Lower Manhattan projects, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds: 42 percent believe One World Trade Center will be complete by December 2013, compared to 25 percent in August 2009; 46 percent believe the World Trade Center Transit Hub will be ready by June 2014, compared to 41 percent two years ago; 36 percent say the pace of development makes them proud to be a New Yorker, up from 18 percent two years ago. New Yorkers say 43 - 34 percent that the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has played a positive role in World Trade Center redevelopment, compared to a split 32 - 33 percent in an April 12, 2006, Quinnipiac University poll. By a larger 61 - 21 percent margin, voters say Mayor Michael Bloomberg played a positive role in redevelopment, compared to 67 - 19 percent April 12, 2006. "As the World Trade Center rebuilding moves along, New Yorkers are comfortable with the pace. But 74 percent say it's very important or somewhat important to see progress this year," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "And a lot of New Yorkers won't believe it until they see One World Trade Center and the Transit Hub up and running." "We think Mayor Michael Bloomberg played a positive role in the Ground Zero rebuilding," Carroll added. "The Port Authority gets more credit than five years ago. Note that this survey was conducted right after the Port Authority announced a very unpopular toll hike." Seventy percent of New York City voters plan to visit the 9/11 Memorial, which opens to the public today, with consistent interest in every borough and racial group and among men and women. And 75 percent plan to visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which opens next year. But voters say 71 - 23 percent that the Museum should not charge admission. Among that 23 percent who favor admission, 84 percent say a proposed $25 ticket price is too high. Mayor Bloomberg's Approval With the wind of Hurricane Irene in his sails, Mayor Bloomberg is cruising to a 54 - 35 percent job approval rating, up from 45 - 43 percent July 27 and Bloomberg's best score since the Christmas blizzard. Democrats approve 57 - 31 percent, better than the Republican approval of 55 - 39 percent and the independent voter rating of 51 - 40 percent. The mayor's score ranges from a negative 39 - 56 percent in Staten Island to a high of 65 - 24 percent in Manhattan. New York City voters approve 86 - 10 percent of Bloomberg's handling of preparations for Hurricane Irene. Support is equally strong in all boroughs. And voters approve 90 - 8 percent of the mayor's decision to order evacuations in advance of Hurricane Irene. Support is strong among all groups. Even voters in neighborhoods under the evacuation order approve of it 84 - 15 percent. "Maybe it was the decisive preparations for Irene - Bloomberg's job approval has moved up nicely. As usual, Manhattan likes him best of all," Carroll said. "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." From September 1 - 6, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,282 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 54% 55% 57% 51% 62% 47% 47% 44% Disapprove 35 39 31 40 29 41 39 46 DK/NA 11 6 12 9 9 13 14 10 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 48% 53% 65% 51% 39% 50% 56% Disapprove 39 35 24 37 56 39 32 DK/NA 13 12 11 13 5 11 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? (*High also 75% Oct 3 2008, Mar 2008, Jan 2007 & Nov 2005) APPROVE....... High Low Sep 12 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Oct 21 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2008* 2003 Approve 54 45 40 39 55 75 31 Disapprove 35 43 49 51 35 20 60 DK/NA 11 12 10 10 11 6 8 2. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Very satisfied 9% 10% 11% 8% 13% 6% 5% 5% Smwht satisfied 45 39 46 47 50 37 41 39 Smwht dissatisfied 29 31 28 29 23 35 34 33 Very dissatisfied 15 18 13 16 13 21 16 22 DK/NA 2 1 2 - 1 1 3 1 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Very satisfied 5% 8% 18% 7% 3% 9% 9% Smwht satisfied 41 44 49 47 39 44 46 Smwht dissatisfied 32 32 23 29 32 31 27 Very dissatisfied 20 17 9 14 26 14 17 DK/NA 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT... High Low Sep 12 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Feb 11 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 1998 2003 Very satisfied 9 8 6 5 6 18 7 Smwht satisfied 45 45 44 41 44 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 29 29 28 33 31 18 32 Very dissatisfied 15 17 20 20 19 5 38 DK/NA 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3. Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Like 59% 61% 62% 54% 60% 60% 57% 51% Don't Like 21 24 19 25 23 20 19 28 DK/NA 20 15 19 21 17 20 23 21 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Like 58% 61% 62% 58% 44% 58% 59% Don't Like 22 21 16 23 33 23 20 DK/NA 20 18 22 19 24 19 21 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Sep 12 Jul 27 2011 2011 Like 59 64 Don't Like 21 20 DK/NA 20 16 4. And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Like 52% 53% 56% 48% 60% 41% 48% 40% Don't Like 39 43 35 42 32 49 43 51 DK/NA 9 4 8 10 9 10 9 9 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Like 52% 51% 59% 49% 40% 54% 50% Don't Like 38 39 32 44 55 41 38 DK/NA 10 10 10 7 5 6 11 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Sep 12 Jul 27 2011 2011 Like 52 49 Don't Like 39 45 DK/NA 9 6 5. Do you approve or disapprove of Mayor Bloomberg's handling of preparations for Hurricane Irene? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 86% 88% 88% 85% 88% 81% 86% 85% Disapprove 10 11 8 10 8 15 8 10 DK/NA 4 1 4 5 4 4 6 5 EVAC AREA Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes Q7 Approve 85% 87% 85% 85% 89% 82% 89% 78% Disapprove 9 10 10 11 10 13 7 18 DK/NA 6 3 5 4 1 4 4 5 6. Do you approve or disapprove of Mayor Bloomberg's decision to order the evacuation of several New York City neighborhoods in preparation for Hurricane Irene? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 90% 93% 93% 84% 90% 89% 89% 89% Disapprove 8 6 5 13 7 8 9 7 DK/NA 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 EVAC AREA Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes Q7 Approve 93% 88% 89% 89% 90% 86% 92% 84% Disapprove 6 8 8 8 8 11 5 15 DK/NA 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 7. Do you live in a neighborhood which was under an evacuation order? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 11% 10% 10% 10% 11% 9% 11% 12% No 88 89 89 90 88 90 89 87 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 6% 13% 13% 8% 14% 12% 9% No 92 86 86 92 85 87 90 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 8. How would you rate the job New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has done helping New York City recover from the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 - excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Excellent 18% 21% 17% 17% 24% 13% 13% 12% Good 50 54 54 45 52 52 49 47 Not so good 17 16 15 19 11 19 21 22 Poor 8 4 6 12 6 8 10 11 DK/NA 7 4 7 6 6 9 7 8 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Excellent 15% 22% 21% 12% 12% 19% 17% Good 59 46 49 55 45 48 52 Not so good 12 14 17 19 30 17 16 Poor 10 9 5 7 11 10 6 DK/NA 4 10 8 7 3 6 8 TREND: How would you rate the job Mayor Michael Bloomberg has done helping New York City recover from the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 - excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Sep 12 Mar 28 2011 2002 Excellent 18 13 Good 50 54 Not so good 17 16 Poor 8 4 DK/NA 7 13 15. What is your impression of how well the redevelopment of lower Manhattan is going? Would you say very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Very well 17% 13% 20% 19% 16% 18% 22% 16% Somewhat well 43 48 46 36 44 50 41 38 Somewhat badly 20 15 21 22 21 18 17 27 Very badly 12 18 6 16 13 8 9 13 DK/NA 8 6 6 7 6 7 11 6 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Very well 19% 18% 18% 16% 13% 15% 19% Somewhat well 42 49 44 38 36 41 46 Somewhat badly 20 17 23 19 27 24 17 Very badly 12 11 6 17 17 14 10 DK/NA 7 5 9 10 8 6 9 TREND: What is your impression of how well the redevelopment of lower Manhattan is going? Would you say very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly? (*Low also 40% Jul 2006) VERY+SMWHT.... High Low Sep 12 Aug 27 Nov 15 Jul 12 Apr 12 Mar 28 Aug 27 2011 2009 2006 2006 2006 2002 2009* Very well 17 8 11 9 8 28 8 Somewhat well 43 32 39 31 36 50 32 Somewhat badly 20 28 28 30 27 12 28 Very badly 12 25 17 22 20 2 25 DK/NA 8 7 6 9 9 9 7 16. How important is it to you that there be visible progress in the development of Ground Zero this year - very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Very important 43% 54% 44% 41% 39% 43% 52% 45% Smwht important 31 29 33 31 35 32 27 29 Not too important 14 11 15 13 16 15 10 14 Not important at all 9 4 8 13 10 9 5 9 DK/NA 2 3 1 2 1 2 5 3 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Very important 50% 42% 35% 47% 51% 47% 41% Smwht important 30 33 31 30 32 27 35 Not too important 12 14 20 13 8 14 15 Not important at all 5 10 11 7 7 10 8 DK/NA 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 TREND: How important is it to you that there be visible progress in the development of Ground Zero this year - very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? Sep 12 Aug 27 Jul 12 Apr 12 Mar 9 2011 2009 2006 2006 2006 Very important 43 46 40 43 42 Smwht important 31 31 31 31 36 Not too important 14 15 18 15 14 Not important at all 9 7 10 9 6 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 17. Does the pace of development at Ground Zero make you feel proud to be a New Yorker, ashamed to be a New Yorker, or don't you feel either of these ways? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Proud 36% 37% 40% 27% 29% 45% 39% 33% Ashamed 13 18 8 20 14 7 12 11 Not either 49 42 50 51 55 45 45 52 DK/NA 3 3 3 2 3 3 5 4 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Proud 42% 37% 29% 35% 36% 31% 39% Ashamed 10 10 10 18 23 19 8 Not either 43 49 59 44 39 46 51 DK/NA 4 4 2 3 1 4 2 TREND: Does the pace of development at Ground Zero make you feel proud to be a New Yorker, ashamed to be a New Yorker, or don't you feel either of these ways? Sep 12 Aug 27 Jul 12 Apr 12 2011 2009 2006 2006 Proud 36 18 21 20 Ashamed 13 25 16 17 Not either 49 55 60 59 DK/NA 3 2 3 3 18. Do you believe the Port Authority's promise that One World Trade Center, The Freedom Tower, will be built by December 2013? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 42% 45% 43% 42% 43% 42% 45% 39% No 45 49 42 48 44 44 43 49 DK/NA 14 6 15 10 13 14 13 12 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 42% 47% 42% 35% 42% 45% 40% No 48 41 39 52 47 44 45 DK/NA 10 12 20 12 11 12 15 TREND: Do you believe the Port Authority's promise that One World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower, will be built by December 2013? (* Aug 2009 does not state "One World Trade Center") Sep 12 Aug 27 2011 2009* Yes 42 25 No 45 63 DK/NA 14 12 19. Do you believe the Port Authority's promise that the World Trade Center Transit Hub will be ready by June 2014? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 46% 49% 48% 43% 45% 49% 44% 44% No 39 40 36 45 38 35 38 43 DK/NA 15 12 16 12 16 16 18 13 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 49% 51% 45% 40% 40% 47% 45% No 39 32 38 47 45 37 40 DK/NA 12 17 17 13 15 16 15 TREND: Do you believe the Port Authority's promise that the World Trade Center Transit Hub will be ready by June 2014? Sep 12 Aug 27 2011 2009 Yes 46 41 No 39 47 DK/NA 15 13 20. Based on what you've heard or read, has Mayor Bloomberg played a positive or negative role in the development of Ground Zero? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Positive 61% 59% 68% 52% 60% 68% 55% 57% Negative 21 25 16 27 18 20 28 28 DK/NA 18 16 16 20 22 13 17 15 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Positive 67% 62% 63% 58% 51% 54% 66% Negative 22 19 17 24 32 27 17 DK/NA 11 19 20 18 17 18 17 TREND: Based on what you've heard or read, has Mayor Bloomberg played a positive or negative role in the development of Ground Zero? Sep 12 Apr 12 Mar 9 2011 2006 2006 Positive 61 67 65 Negative 21 19 21 DK/NA 18 15 14 21. Based on what you've heard or read, has the Port Authority played a positive or negative role in the development of Ground Zero? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Positive 43% 41% 47% 36% 34% 53% 52% 42% Negative 34 42 31 39 41 29 28 40 DK/NA 22 17 22 24 24 18 20 18 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Positive 52% 45% 44% 37% 36% 43% 44% Negative 36 31 31 35 53 38 31 DK/NA 12 23 25 28 11 19 25 TREND: Based on what you've heard or read, has the Port Authority played a positive or negative role in the development of Ground Zero? Sep 12 Apr 12 Mar 9 2011 2006 2006 Positive 43 32 29 Negative 34 33 36 DK/NA 22 35 35 22. The 9/11 Memorial opens this September 12th and is free. Do you plan on visiting it some time, or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 70% 70% 70% 72% 69% 70% 71% 74% No 26 29 26 24 28 28 23 22 DK/NA 4 1 4 4 3 2 5 4 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 66% 73% 71% 68% 74% 72% 69% No 29 23 25 28 23 25 27 DK/NA 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 23. Turning to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which will open in September of next year - Do you plan on visiting the museum some time, or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 75% 80% 74% 77% 73% 74% 79% 75% No 22 17 23 21 23 23 18 21 DK/NA 4 2 4 3 5 3 3 4 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 83% 75% 70% 72% 79% 74% 75% No 14 19 27 25 18 22 21 DK/NA 2 6 3 3 3 4 4 24. Do you think people should have to pay to visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum or not? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Yes 23% 28% 22% 19% 25% 22% 19% 22% No 71 65 72 74 67 75 73 74 DK/NA 7 7 6 7 9 3 8 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 20% 27% 23% 21% 14% 18% 26% No 73 68 68 72 83 76 67 DK/NA 7 5 9 7 3 6 7 TREND: Do you think people should have to pay to visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum or not? Sep 12 Jul 28 2011 2011 Yes 23 20 No 71 75 DK/NA 7 5 25. (If "Yes" q24) The September 11 Museum is considering charging admission of up to $25. Do you think $25 would be too much to charge, too little, or about right? Yes Shld Pay Q24 Too much 84% Too little 1 About right 14 DK/NA 1 TREND: (If "Yes") The September 11 Museum is considering charging admission of up to $25. Do you think $25 would be too much to charge, too little, or about right? (* "National" September 11 Museum) YES SHOULD PAY Sep 12 Jul 28 2011 2011* Too much 84 86 Too little 1 3 About right 14 9 DK/NA 1 2
