Exclusive | Surprising reasons why New Yorkers no longer think NYC is the greatest city in the world: poll
They’ve gone sour on the Big Apple.A whopping 63% of New Yorkers think Gotham has lost its standing as the greatest city in the world, according to a stunning new poll released Tuesday.Only 29% of those polled said the city is still No.1 while 8% had no opinion, according to the Honan Strategy Group’s 5 Borough Barometer survey of 614 likely voters.“It’s very surprising,” said Bradley Honan, CEO of Honan Strategy Group, as to why New Yorkers are sleeping on the City That Never Sleeps.He noted that most of the poll’s interviews were conducted after the Knicks won their first basketball championship since 1973, which generated an eruption of joy and feel-good vibes among fans across the city.“It’s not about boosterism,” Honan said.
“It’s a reflection that life in the Big Apple is not what they expected it to be.They are struggling to make ends meet.“That is a striking signal of civic malaise beneath the surface of a city that still draws millions.”The low score comes amid civil war within the city Democratic Party.
A prior Honan Strategy survey found many rank-and-file Democrats disgusted with their party leadership and incumbents — leaving voters more open to supporting insurgent candidates, including from the left-wing Democratic Socialists of America.Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a DSA member, is backing a slate of DSA or lefty challengers against incumbents in Tuesday’s primary elections.His handpicked candidates include Darializa Avila Chevalier against Rep.Adriano Espaillat, Brad Lander against Rep.
Dan Goldman and Assemblywoman Claire Valdez over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for a vacant House District 7 seat.Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politicsMamdani was elected to City Hall last year, running on an affordability platform to address the city’s high cost of living, which includes providing free or taxpayer-funded child care and bus service.Financial stress and q...