Apparently it is going to take more than a little domestic spying to shake New Yorkers faith in the NYPD and its leadership. Despite media outcry over revelations that the NYPD has been spying left and right, a new Quinnipiac poll finds that a majority of New Yorkers don't really mind. more ›

Might as well start calling him Teflon Kelly—as far as public opinion polls go, scandals just don't seem to stick to our police commissioner. A new poll out of Quinnipiac University finds that 62 percent of New Yorkers approve of Kelly's job performance, down just four points since December despite the recent anti-Islam video brouhaha Kelly has been stuck in (to name just one of his headaches). In fact, when it comes to the treatment of muslims by the men in blue, New Yorkers don't seem too upset about how police handle the religion. more ›

After a Hurricane Irene-assisted bump, it seems things are back to normal for the sinking ship that is Bloomberg's disastrous third term. According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, a majority of New Yorkers believe that Bloomberg has "lost focus"—and those same NYers would vote NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly in as mayor were elections held today. more ›

Cycling advocates were jubilant at the results of separate Quinnipiac and Marist polls that showed New Yorkers supporting bike lanes by 59 and 66 percent, respectively. Well, it appears that what those polls hid was good ole' NYC apathy: former Gallup pollster David Moore points to the fact that neither poll gave respondents a third "No opinion" option, and a new poll conducted by Art Science Research Laboratory showed that 56 percent of New York residents surveyed have "No opinion," while 23 percent favor, and 21 percent oppose bike lane expansion. Historians, did Mark Twain ride a bicycle? more ›

Could Carl Paladino's mysterious televised announcement later today have anything to do with the fact that he just lost his greatest ally? That ally, of course, is Quinnipiac Poll, which two weeks ago placed Paladino a mere six points away from Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the gubernatorial race. But Quinnipiac went turncoat on Paladino today. more ›

A hot-off-the-presses new Siena poll shows Andrew Cuomo leading Carl Paladino in the upcoming gubernatorial race by a whopping 33 points. But wait a minute—yesterday's Quinnipiac poll told us that Paladino was only 6 points behind. This is completely contradictory! Maybe Camus was right: only once we accept that the world is devoid of any fundamental absolutes can we truly be free. more ›

So, Quinnipiac University decided to conduct a survey regarding Jersey Shore, because, you know, college kids these days. Anyway, they found out that 35% of New Jersey voters believe that the cast members on that show act the way they do because they are from New York! This is not a compliment. more ›

Sorry, Sue Sylvester. Apologies, Torrance Shipman. The Hartford Courant reports, "A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Quinnipiac University has discriminated against female student-athletes by denying them the same opportunities to participate in sports programs as men." Last year, when faced with budget issues, Quinnipiac cut men's golf, men's outdoor track, and women's volleyball, but established "competitive cheerleading as a new varsity sport" to keep the school Title IX compliant. Underhill wrote, "Competitive cheer may, some time in the future, qualify as a sport under Title IX; today, however, the activity is still too underdeveloped and disorganized to be treated as offering genuine varsity athletic participation opportunities for student." The women's volleyball team, which had sued, is rejoicing. more ›

Today's not so shocking poll numbers: Quinnipiac says that 77% of NY State voters say that the NY State government is "dysfunctional" while 58% say it's "the worst" or "among the worst" in the nation. Oddly enough, 2% of respondents say that it's the "best" in the country, while 28% think it's "among the best"—maybe those people are from Illinois or California. Some more stats: "Voters disapprove 72 - 18 percent of the way the State Legislature is handling its job, the legislature's lowest overall score ever. Forty-nine percent of New York State voters say that almost everyone in the State Senate - including their own." Quinnipiac's Maurice Carroll said, "Dysfunctional is practically a synonym for the New York State Legislature and voters want a change. While voters tend to like their own legislators, almost half of New Yorkers are ready to throw out their own state senator in a general house-cleaning." Take heart, challengers. more ›

On the heels of Governor Paterson’s endorsement of Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan comes a new Quinnipiac poll showing that New York State voters oppose it 50 – 33 percent. Most of the opposition has to do with a pervasive doubt that the revenue from the plan would actually go to improve mass transit, as promised. more ›