By the Numbers

Poll Gives Cuomo Very Favorable News

The latest Siena poll gives Gov. Andrew Cuomo his highest favorability rating yet, with 77% of respondants approving of the job the governor is doing. Plus, despite some initial grumbling, nearly 3/4ths of New Yorkers say that they approved of Cuomo’s budget.

“The honeymoon continues,” said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

“After six weeks in office, Read More

Liz Krueger on the Maloney Seat: It Beats Working in Albany

ALBANY—With an official announcement imminent from Representative Carolyn Maloney about her intention to run a primary against Kirsten Gillibrand, I asked State Senator Liz Krueger if she would seek Maloney’s House seat.
“I’ve never been in Congress so I don’t know if it’s less frustrating,{” she told me yesterday. “But I suspect pretty much Read More