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FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 16, 2014

NEW YORK VOTERS OPTIMISTIC 3-1 ABOUT MAYOR DE BLASIO, UINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS! EDUCATION, JOBS, NOT INCOME INE UALITY, ARE PRIORITIES
By a 67 21 percent margin, New York City voters are optimistic about the next our years with Bi!! "e B!asio as mayor, with everyone ee!ing goo" except #epub!icans, who are "ivi"e" $$ $% percent, accor"ing to a &uinnipiac 'niversity po!! re!ease" to"ay( B!ack voters are most optimistic, at )* 6 percent, with +ispanic voters optimism at 76 , percent( -oters approve %. 1. percent o the /ob 0ayor "e B!asio has "one so ar, with .$ percent un"eci"e", the in"epen"ent &uinnipiac 1234N5uh5pe5ack6 'niversity po!! in"s( 7pprova! is !owest among #epub!icans, $* 2) percent, with in"epen"ent voters at $1 1$ percent an" $% percent un"eci"e"( +ighest approva! is 71 6 percent rom b!ack voters( 4n an open5en"e" 8uestion, where respon"ents can give any answer, 2* percent o voters say e"ucation shou!" be the top priority or the mayor an" City Counci!, o!!owe" by 1. percent or /obs an" , percent each or crime9sa ety an" housing9a or"ab!e housing( :n!y 2 percent !ist ;income ine8ua!ity< or ;c!ass ine8ua!ity(< 7nother 2 percent !ist wages9minimum wage( -oters say 6* 2$ percent that "e B!asio wi!! make progress on the priority they !iste"( ;New York City 0ayor Bi!! "e B!asio is having a honeymoon( =wo thir"s o New Yorkers are optimistic about the new City +a!! team( #epub!icans are "ivi"e",< sai" 0aurice Carro!!, "irector o the &uinnipiac 'niversity >o!!ing 4nstitute( ;7s warm!y as the "e B!asio ami!y was greete" in the campaign an" on inauguration "ay, on!y about a 8uarter o voters want Chir!ane 0cCray to have a ma/or ro!e at City +a!!(< -"#$%-

'(,,(-(&) U,(.%$/(+0 P#**9J&,'&$0 16, 2014 : -&1% 2 :n!y 27 percent o New York City voters, inc!u"ing .1 percent o women an" 2. percent o men, say the mayor?s spouse shou!" have a ma/or ro!e in shaping po!icy( 7nother .6 percent, with .$ percent o women an" ., percent o men, say she shou!" have a minor ro!e( 7n" .* percent o voters, with 2) percent o women an" .. percent o men, say she shou!" have no ro!e( 7 tota! o ). percent o voters say income ine8ua!ity is a ;very serious< or ;somewhat serious< prob!em( -oters say 66 2% percent that New York City government shou!" try to re"uce the gap between rich an" poor( -oters support 6, 27 percent increasing the New York City income tax on househo!"s making more than @%**,*** per yearA Bupport is 7$ 2. percent to increase taxes on househo!"s making more than @%**,*** per year i the money is use" to un" pre5kin"ergarten or a!! New York City chi!"ren( Bupport "rops to %% .7 percent to increase taxes on the wea!thy i other un"s are oun" or universa! pre5k( ;3hen we ask New Yorkers what?s their top priority, they say e"ucation, /obs, crime, housing( 7!most no one says, Cincome ine8ua!ity,?< Carro!! sai"( ;But when we ask them speci ica!!y about income ine8ua!ity, they want to rewrite C=he =a!e o =wo Cities(?< C&$$(&1% ;#$/%/, P#*()%, B$&++#, Don?t ban horse5"rawn carriages rom New York City, voters say 61 2) percent, with support or the horses rom every group( =here is a!most no gen"er gap as women oppose a ban 6* 2) percent whi!e men support carriage horses 6. 2) percent( New York City voters approve 62 .* percent o the /ob po!ice are "oing, with white voters approving 7) 16 percent an" +ispanic voters approving %. .6 percent an" b!ack voters "ivi"e" with $% percent approving an" $7 percent "isapproving( -oters approve %, 1. percent o the se!ection o 3i!!iam Bratton as po!ice commissioner, with a!! groups approving( 0ayor "e B!asio can re"uce stop an" risk an" sti!! make the city sa er, voters say $) $* percent( -oters a!so say %7 ) percent that he can make schoo!s better( But on!y .$ percent o voters say the city wi!! have more /obs un"er "e B!asio, whi!e 11 percent expect ewer /obs an" $% percent say the /ob !eve! wi!! remain the same( Erom Fanuary , 1%, &uinnipiac 'niversity surveye" 1,2)) New York City voters, with a margin o error o G95 2(7 percentage points( Hive interviewers ca!! !an" !ines an" ce!! phones( =he &uinnipiac 'niversity >o!!, "irecte" by Doug!as BchwartI, >h(D(, con"ucts pub!ic opinion surveys in >ennsy!vania, New York, New Fersey, Connecticut, E!ori"a, :hio, -irginia, 4owa, Co!ora"o an" the nation as a pub!ic service an" or research( F#$ "#$% (,<#$"&+(#,, .(/(+ 8++-:99===7>'(,,(-(&)7%?'9-#**(,1, )&** 22033 452-4201, #$ <#**#= '/ #, T=(++%$7

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor? Tot #pprove Disapprove D./0# $%& 1% %' Rep '(& ,%1 Dem )'& * ,+ Ind '1& 1' '$ Men '*& 1$ %) om $+& 11 %, ht '%& ,1 %) Bl! +1& ) ,% "sp $$& ) %*

,. #re you generally optimisti1 or pessimisti1 about the ne2t four years with Bill de Blasio as Mayor? Tot 3ptimisti1 4essimisti1 D./0# )+& ,1 1, Rep ''& '$ 11 Dem +-& 1, 11 Ind $)& %( 1' Men )+& ,% 1( om )+& 1* 1' ht $%& %) 11 Bl! -(& ) 1% "sp +)& * 1$

%. hat do you thin! should be the top priority for Mayor de Blasio and the 5ity 5oun1il in ,(1'? Tot 61onomy 78eneral9 :obs/;nemployment ages/Minimum age 61onomy 73ther9 In1ome ine<uality 5lass ine<uality Budget78eneral9 Ta2es 78eneral9 6du1ation 78eneral9 6du1ation 74re=.> early 1hildhood ed9 6du1ation 73ther9 ;nions 78eneral9 5rime/?afety 4oli1e pra1ti1es/?top@Aris! 8un Issues/4oli1y/5ontrol "ousing/#ffordable housing "ealth1are 4overty/"omelessness 6lderly Issues Roads/Infrastru1ture Transportation 3ther D./0# '& 1% , 1 1 1 1 % ,( 1 % , * , 1 * 1 , 1 1 1 1$ )

'. 7If 4riority 8iven <%9 Do you believe that the mayor will ma!e progress on that priority or donBt you thin! so? 4RI3RITC 8ID60 E%.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men om ht Bl! "sp Ces 0o D./0# )(& ,' 1+ '(& '+ 1, +(& 1' 1$ ')& %% ,1 $+& ,+ 1$ ),& ,1 1'*& %) 1$ +1& 11 1+ )+& 1+ 1$

11. Do you thin! Mayor de Blasio should or should not ban horse drawn 1arriages from 0ew Cor! 5ity? Tot ?hould ?hould not D./0# ,-& )1 11 Rep ,%& +( + Dem %1& $11 Ind ,)& ), 1, Men ,-& )% * om ,-& )( 1, ht ,+& )% 11 Bl! ,$& )' 11 "sp %,& )( -

1,. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the 0ew Cor! 5ity poli1e are doing their job? Tot #pprove Disapprove D./0# ),& %( + Rep +*& 1* , Dem $-& %' Ind )$& ,+ Men )$& ,* ) om )(& %, ht +-& 1) ) Bl! '$& '+ "sp $%& %) 11

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1%. Do you approve or disapprove of Mayor de BlasioBs sele1tion of Bill Bratton to be poli1e 1ommissioner? Tot #pprove Disapprove D./0# $*& 1% ,Rep )1& 1' ,$ Dem )(& 1' ,) Ind $+& 1' ,* Men )+& 1' 1* om $,& 1% %$ ht )*& 11 ,( Bl! $,& 1%( "sp $,& 1) %,

1'. Do you thin! Mayor de Blasio 1an redu1e stop and fris! and still ma!e 0ew Cor! 5ity a safer pla1e to live or will 1rime go up if he redu1es stop and fris!? Tot Ces/?till safe 0o/5rime go up D./0# '-& '( 1, Rep ,'& )Dem $*& ,1% Ind %-& $% * Men '$& '' 11 om $1& %+ 1% ht %$& $' 11 Bl! ))& ,, 1, "sp $(& %$ 1$

1$. Do you thin! Mayor de Blasio will ma!e 0ew Cor! 5ityBs publi1 s1hools better> worse> or will he have no effe1t on the publi1 s1hools in 0ew Cor! 5ity? Tot Better orse 0o effe1t D./0# $+& ,1 1' Rep %$& 1+ ,* 1* Dem )+& $ 1+ 11 Ind ')& 1, ,) 1+ Men $1& * ,* 11 om )1& + 1$ 1) ht '1& 1% ,* 1) Bl! +1& , 1) 1( "sp )*& ) 1$ 11

1). Do you thin! under Mayor de Blasio> 0ew Cor! 5ity will have more jobs> less jobs> or about the same number of jobs? Tot More Gess ?ame D./0# %'& 11 '$ 1( Rep 1-& ,$ '* Dem '%& ' '$ Ind ,,& 1* ') 1% Men %'& 1$ '' om %'& ') 1, ht ,1& 1* '* 11 Bl! '1& ' ', 1, "sp ',& ' '+ )

1+. ould you support or oppose in1reasing the 0ew Cor! 5ity in1ome ta2 on households who earn more than H$((>((( per year? Tot ?upport 3ppose D./0# )*& ,+ ' Rep %%& )' % Dem +-& 1' Ind )*& ,% Men )*& ,* , om )*& ,$ ) ht )1& %) % Bl! ++& 1$ "sp +)& 1)

1-. ould you support or oppose in1reasing the 0ew Cor! 5ity in1ome ta2 on households who earn more than H$((>((( per year if the money was used to fund pre=!indergarten edu1ation for all 1hildren in 0ew Cor! 5ity? Tot ?upport 3ppose D./0# +'& ,% % Rep ''& $) = Dem -%& 1' % Ind )-& ,* % Men +%& ,) 1 om +'& ,1 ' ht )(& %+ , Bl! -)& * $ "sp -$& 1% %

1*. ?uppose pre=!indergarten edu1ation for all 1hildren in 0ew Cor! 5ity 1ould be funded without raising these ta2es. ould you support or oppose in1reasing the 0ew Cor! 5ity in1ome ta2 on households who earn more than H$((>((( if the money was used to fund things other than pre=!indergarten edu1ation for all 0ew Cor! 5ity 1hildren? Tot ?upport 3ppose D./0# $$& %+ Rep %(& )$ $ Dem )$& ,+ Ind '*& ', Men $'& %* ) om $)& %$ 1( ht '+& ') + Bl! $)& %% 1, "sp )%& ,* *

,(. "ow serious of a problem do you thin! in1ome ine<uality is in 0ew Cor! 5ityI very serious> somewhat serious> not so serious or not serious at all? Tot Dery serious ?mwht serious 0ot so serious 0ot serious at all D./0# $-& ,$ * ' % Rep %-& ,$ ,) * 1 Dem )'& ,) $ 1 % Ind $'& ,' 11 , Men $$& ,% 1% ) % om )(& ,) + % % ht '%& %1 1$ ' Bl! +(& ,, % 1 ' "sp )%& ,% * % 1

,1. Do you thin! the 0ew Cor! 5ity government should or should not pursue poli1ies that try to redu1e the gap between wealthy and less well=off 0ew Cor!ers? Tot ?hould ?hould not D./0# ))& ,$ * Rep ',& $1 + Dem +-& 1' Ind $+& %' * Men )-& ,) ) om )$& ,' 11 ht $1& %* 1( Bl! +-& 11 11 "sp -1& 1' '

,,. Do you believe the problem of in1ome ine<uality is better addressed by the 0ew Cor! 5ity government or by the national government? Tot 0C5 govt 0ational govt B3T" 7D3G9 06IT"6R 7D3G9 D./0# %,& %) 1% * 1( Rep ,*& '' ' 1' 1( Dem %+& %$ 1$ % * Ind ,1& %) 1) 1* Men %1& %1% 11 om %,& %' 1% * 1, ht ,+& %) 1% 1+ Bl! %*& %+ 1% % "sp %'& %$ 11 1 1*

,%. In general> how big a role do you thin! a MayorBs spouse should have in shaping publi1 poli1y a major role> a minor role> or no role? Tot Major role Minor role 0o role D./0# ,+& %) %( + Rep ,'& %, '% 1 Dem %1& %,' + Ind 1*& %) %+ Men ,%& %* %% $ om %1& %' ,ht 1'& %$ ') ) Bl! '1& %) 1) + "sp '%& %% 1* $