Poll Shows Optimism in New York’s Future With Mamdani as Mayor

A new Marist poll found that about half of New Yorkers approved of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s job performance, while a larger share of respondents believed the city was moving in the right direction.The survey, conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, is the first high-quality, nonpartisan poll to capture New Yorkers’ views of Mayor Zohran Mamdani since he took office on Jan. 1.