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Bloomberg’s Approval Rating Tanks In Latest Poll

Former Mayor Koch: New Yorkers Are Simply Bored Right Now

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seen across from Lower Manhattan - Brooklyn, NY - Mar 14, 2011 - Photo: Spencer T Tucker / Mayor's Office

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seen across from Lower Manhattan – Brooklyn, NY – Mar 14, 2011 – Photo: Spencer T Tucker / Mayor’s Office

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Reporting Marcia Kramer

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s popularity has taken a huge nose dive, with New Yorkers giving him his lowest marks in eight years.

But why?

CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer talked to an expert who’s felt both the love and the lash of the electorate, former Mayor Ed Koch.

Not since he raised property taxes in 2003 has Mayor Bloomberg been this unloved. A new Quinnipiac University poll found that only 39 percent of voters approved of the job he’s doing, while 51 percent disapprove.

LINK: Full Poll Results

So Kramer asked former Koch what’s going on. The former mayor said the public is simply bored and needs to see Bloomberg do something new and exciting.

Of course, Bloomberg has given voters a few things to be unhappy about. There was the bungled blizzard, the controversial pick of Cathie Black as schools chancellor, his remarks about the Irish and his decision to seek a third term. Koch, who served three terms himself, said it’s understandable.

“He’s now in that third term. The people who are angry about all the bike lanes or whatever they want to fasten on, the third term, envy of his success financially, there are a whole host of issues,” Koch said.

Quinnipiac University pollster Maurice Carroll said he thinks it’s what happens when leaders have been around a while.

“It’s sort of the third term blahs coming together,” Carroll said.

But there are other findings the mayor might want to think about:

* 84 percent say that when the mayor leaves the city he should say who’s in charge

* 74 percent say he would not make a good president

* And 56 percent say they don’t believe Bloomberg when he says he’s not interested in running for president.

When Mayor Bloomberg looks at the poll results he has to ask himself whether this is just a temporary lovers’ quarrel with New Yorkers or whether it’s permanent.

WCBS 880 reporter Rich Lamb with the numbers and analysis


“Demographically, he just is down on every possible point,” Carroll told WCBS 880 reporter Rich Lamb.

Carroll said the only borough that approves of Bloomberg is Manhattan.

“Is it the snow? The third term ‘blahs?’ The weekends away? The presidential chatter? I don’t know. Whatever the explanation, he is down,” Carroll said.

In October 2008, Bloomberg had a stratospheric 75 percent approval rating, Carroll said.

In 2003, 51 percent disapproved and 37 percent approved.

Maurice Carroll tells 1010 WINS’ Stan Brooks the numbers suggest Bloomberg would not do much better in Washington


Other city officials are currently experiencing their highest approval-disapproval poll numbers ever, such as 44-16 percent for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, 54-16 percent for City Comptroller John Liu, and 55-25 percent for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly gets a 67-20 percent, including 57-27 percent among black voters.

Things aren’t so rosy for the new Schools Chancellor Black. She got a 17-49 percent rating, with 34 percent undecided.

New York City voters give President Barack Obama a 70-26 percent job approval.

Are these poll numbers on target? Sound off in our comments section.

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  • Al Pfeiffer

    Build another Mosque at ground zero why doncha…….Shoot for a 10% approval rating you big dummy!!

  • Big P

    People seem to forget that about twenty five percent of the city are smokers. Bloomberg and the city council are getting low ratings because we resent their tactics. If they want to improve air quality go after the real polluters cars, buses planes and oil burning buildings that will injure and kill substantially more people than second smoke in a park or on the beach. How rididculous. All they are doing is making a big deal out of smoking and doing nothing to really clean the air and create a healthy environment.

    • badman

      we could afford a 25% drop in population. too crowded anyway. can you just leave, or maybe die? you’re well on the way to the latter, anyway.

  • Elias Kidd

    He’s using a few MILLION of NYC taxpayer money to RUN STING OPERATIONS ON GUN DEALERS IN GEORGIA.. He’s used MILLIONS MORE to sue Georgia gun dealers and their families. He’s not even capable of taking care of business in NYC, much less Georgia..where his approval rating is MINUS TWO MILLION.

    • badman

      this guy built a multibillion dollar business empire and runs the one of the biggest cities in the world. Who do you think is smarter? Bloomberg or some guy who can’t keep his finger off the caps lock key?

  • Susan S

    I used to live in Queens – recently moved out of the city – and every time there was a snow storm, we waited and waited for the plows. In Manhattan, you’d never even know there had been a storm. Bloomberg is NOT a friend of the “outer” boroughs – he must think they are a completely different city- only cares about Manhattan. And he only cares how much richer his friends can get no concern for the middle class or poor – witness all the cuts to programs that actually help PEOPLE who need help. Too much emphasis on catering to big business – not enough, really none at all for the PEOPLE who work for big business.

  • Torch Bearing Villager

    I say we break into Castle Bloomberg and defecate. Everywhere.

    • Stonehenge

      I’m up for it. I have diarrhea, an extra special treat!

  • danny

    Wasn’t it the other day where he proposed a huge project at all of NYC’s waterfront? With parks and esplanades? I hope we can sleep there when we can’t pat rent. Thanks Mayor D-Bag!

  • sharp object

    This doochebag raised parking fines more than all previous mayors put together.
    He is Mayor doochebag, the midget emperor.

  • sharp object

    I’d like to buy you a beer-you are %100 on the money!!!

  • GREG

    BLOOMBERG CAN CARE LESS ABOUT HIS APPROVAL RATINGS. WHEN HE OVERTURNED TERM LIMITS THAT WAS HIT FOR HIM. HE IS A BILLIONARE AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE COMMON PERSON GOES THROUGH IN TRYING TO SURVIVE IN THIS CITY. EVERYTHING HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF… HE SUCKS AS MAYOR…

  • Bob B

    This mayor has become so out of touch with ordinary New Yorkers it is frightening. Briefly stated annoyances include: term limits scam, bloated property taxes, pedestrian plazas, endless street fairs, bike lanes, The High Line, his self appointed duties as nutrition and smoking dictator, Jannette Sadik-Kahn (what a disastor she is…note to Ms. Sadik-Kahn: this isn’t Amsterdam), construction gone wild with collapsing cranes, etc., etc. But he IS a great mayor for the tourists !!! Mr. mayor…have you driven the length of Broadway in Manhattan lately ? You are ruining the City…

  • Sal R

    I don’t really know if I have a right to comment here bacause I don’t live in the city and visit Manhattan once a year or so. When Mayor Bloomberg was originally elected I thought he was going to be a good mayor and a nice guy. I’ve changed my mind. Over the past year or so, whenever I’ve seen him on the news or giving a speech/interview somewhere I’ve noticed that he really isn’t a nice guy. He has a streak of arrogance in him that he no longer seems able to hide or does not want to hide. As for his competency, my relatives in the city (Brooklyn) are having a tough time with taxes and expenses; they are old and on fixed incomes. And now, the Mayor’s policies affecting the hoimeless have added an aspect of heartlessness as well.

  • Jack Jones

    Maybe his numbers are going down because of a property tax that he is inflicting only on NE Queeens coops and no where else in the city ….even articles released today state how bad real estate market is -yet he and the finance commissioner want to hike the property tax by 147%

  • Anthony

    King Bloomberg is an arrogant pr_ _ k! He has destroyed NYC. He raised property taxes (the ONLY place NYers were getting a break) to the point that many people had to sell their homes since they could no longer afford the taxes.

    He has created a nightmare of traffic all over the city with his ridiculous pedestrian plazas, bike lanes etc and doesn’t care. I am convinced he did this to force congestion pricing back on the table.

    I did not vote for this idiot. Now NYers are getting a taste of what he is REALLY like. It was only a matter of time before NYers realized what a fake this arrogant pr_ _k is!

    I have signed a petition to recall Bloomberg. I hope this movement has legs!

    • Fed- Up

      Here is a better idea… How about we BE-HEAD him !, and dump the remains in a river.

  • Guest

    Maybe his poll numbers are down because people are seeing that he is really just about Manhattan and the special interest. Most of what he has done was improving the areas where the elite lives. And his policies in trying to make life more difficult for motorist do not help. I have lived in this City for over 40 years and his policies makes me wonder what is his real agenda is for the New Yorker of average means.

  • Fred

    He will definitely run for president.

  • kenny

    All he care about is manhatten the rest of city the he can less about . The rest of the is the one who pay all these taxes to keep manhatten up while the rest of city going to the dogs. Have you been on the roads potholes everywhere not in manhatten.

  • Josh

    Many people laughed when candidate Bill Thomspon gave Bloomberg an “F” during a debate. Bloomberg is a leader of elite special interests and not a leader of people. He is out of touch with the regular NY’er – aka someone who grew up here. Our City budet is $20B more than it was a decade ago and the wealthy haven’t kicked in their fair share. He isn’t fiscal ly responsibility, nor is he an Independent. He is an arrogant snob. And if 39% really approve, I bet that’s concentrated on higgher income earners from Manhattan.

  • Rocky

    Get rid of the BUM, Send em on his Merry way

  • joemama

    emperor bloomberg will continue to eat away at your civil rights until you have none left and all the while brainwashing you into thinking that “it’s good for you”.

  • Tony

    He has increased the costs of living in NYC so much that I think the average American family is not going to last long or even survive in NYC anymore… To give you one concrete example, he has increased the meter parking in Chinatown from 50 cents/hour to $3.00/hour… That is an illegal 6 fold increase… He is rediculous… He is one stubborn guy… The water/sewage charge and property taxes have gone up to the roof… It’s because he is super rich does not mean that all other New Yorkers have to keep up with him… Is it legal to recall him in NYC?:)

  • Craig Morgan

    approving the victory mosque is enough for his approval rating to take. how he got eleted for an illegal third term is beyond me to begin with.

    • Marie

      He bought his third term- like he buys everything else.
      I did not vote for him, I voted for Mr. Thompson.

      It is no surprise to me his ratings are down- I think they are actually much lower than posted her- not that Herr Bloomberg cares….

      He has devasted the quality of life for the average person.
      If we could afford to move away, and still keep our jobs, we would certainly do so.
      He has cut essential services to the bone and wants to cut some more.

      He shows only that he is an elitist by catering to his fellow billionaires….

    • FED -UP

      HE BOUGHT THE ELECTION. ANY A** HOLE WHO SPENDS 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO WIN, SHOULD BE QUESTIONED BY THE PEOPLE. HE IS A BIG FRAUD.

      • badman

        every election in this country is bought. have you been vacationing in Disneyland? welcome back to the real world.

        and how is someone who spends a lot of money on an election a “fraud”? do you even know what that word means?

        is there anything at all in this wold that you are not FED-UP with?

  • Al

    Does Mike the Billionaire cares about his rating? The whole city can go down the drain, and he would not care.

  • Ellis Wyatt

    “The reasons for the decline aren’t clear, Carroll said. “Is it the snow? The third term ‘blahs?’ The weekends away? The presidential chatter? I don’t know. Whatever the explanation, he is down,” Carroll said.”

    That’s what happens to Nanny Staters. Eventually people get fed up with the elitists telling them what to do. Especially when the elitists can’t handle things like a blizzard. I’m thankful that his popularity crash will keep him out of the Presidential race.

  • M sherman

    Any American who supports an Islamic center in the area where Islamists killed thousands of our people is no longer on the same page as the non-Muslim public of the United States.
    He is well aware of the growing influence of Islam, assisted by such ‘politically correct’ positions of public servants who want to continue to be voted into office by the public which now has more Muslim money and voters.

    • Steve

      Everyone has a right to like or hate Bloomberg, but M Sherman, are you for real?

      Do you know that the person who warned police about the nut-job who tried to bomb Time Square was a Muslim?
      Yes – islamic extremism is a problem, and Al Quaida and its allies can ALL GO TO HELL!! I am from the judeo-christian fold, and it “raises the hair on my neck” when I hear people say “all Jews are the same,” or “all hispanics are the same” – whatever (and what the hell do Bloomberg’s actions have to do with all Jews – shame on you people)! You sound like you should go back to your job, filling potholes, out in Peter King’s district or somewhere else.

      • Steve

        Wow Steve…you sound like you’re from California there! And what’s with the comment about “filling potholes, out in Peter King’s district”? Are you against the guys that fill potholes, that are out there in the middle of the road taking care of the holes made by others? In one sentence you bash M sherman for making a comment based group themed comment, and then you do just the same…bashing everyone who fills potholes…As for the hair on the back of your neck getting raised by comments…they’re words…and you know what…they’re not going to hurt you…especially when they’re not focused at YOU. For it to bother you so much that you bring it up in public forum shows that it’s an issue that is clearly close to you…I will say THIS about M sherman’s post…

        Not all practitioners of Islam are terrorists…that is a universal truth.

        But all the terrorists we’ve seen lately around the GLOBE have happened to BE practitioners of Islam…that TOO is a truth.

  • Common Sense Kidd

    That’s what happens when you overstay your welcome.

    • Mike

      when the **** was he ever welcome?

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