By Matt Chaban 12/13/12 12:39pm

recovery mode

Rebuild it, but rebuild it better. (Getty)

Two-Thirds of New Yorkers Worry About the Next Superstorm, but They Want to Rebuild Anyway

“I do not believe, anymore, that this is once in a lifetime, once in a hundred years, once in a generation or just a fluke,” Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a few days after Sandy blew through town, and it appears many New Yorkers agree with him. A new Quinnipiac poll out today finds that two out of three state residents believe their community will be hit by a serious storm sometime in the next decade.

What is remarkable, then, is that the same poll also found that almost nine out of 10 New Yorkers believe we should rebuild in the areas hit by the superstorm. But most New Yorkers also want to build back with greater resiliency. The poll found that 65 percent of those responding want improved building codes to be implemented before anything is rebuilt in the flood zones, while 23 percent believe communities should be built as they were. Only 8 percent want to prohibit redevelopment. Read More

By Matt Chaban 11/20/12 12:26pm

Kimmelmania

London has had barriers on the Thames since 1984. (Getty)

Four Out of Five New Yorkers, Including Michael Kimmelman, Want Billions Spent on Storm Infrastructure

It’s starting to seem like Mayor Bloomberg is the only one who doesn’t think storm barriers are a worthwhile investment. Not only do Governor Cuomo, MTA chief Joe Lhota and both Jerry Nadler and Chuck Schumer think it’s a good idea, but so do 80 percent of New York City voters, according to a new Quinnipiac poll out today.

They were asked, specifically, if it was worth spending billions—no exact amount, or source of funds beyond the federal and state governments was given—on new waterfront infrastructure. Only 14 percent thought it was not worth the cost. Support was even higher when the pollsters asked if the cost was justified it if the storm protections could “reduce the cost of disruption and restoration.” Then, 88 percent supported the new infrastructure, compared to 6 percent who did not support. Read More

By Azi Paybarah 6/17/09 1:27pm

Poll: P.A. Race Wide Open for the Not-Green Spot

Quinnipiac is out with a poll this morning illustrating, among other things, just how few voters are aware of who is running for public advocate (other than Mark Green, maybe) and comptroller.

For public advocate, Mark Green leads the pack with 35 percent, just shy of the 40 percent he would need to avoid a Read More

By Azi Paybarah 6/17/09 1:18pm

Poll: P.A. Race Wide Open for the Not-Green Spot

Quinnipiac is out with a poll this morning illustrating, among other things, just how few voters are aware of who is running for public advocate (other than Mark Green, maybe) and comptroller.
For public advocate, Mark Green leads the pack with 35 percent, just shy of the 40 percent he would need to avoid Read More