Quinnipiac University

Forty-eight percent of New Yorkers say Barack Obama should not pick Hillary Clinton as a running mate, while 42 percent supported the idea, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

Not suprisingly, the poll breaks down along party lines: Democrats support an Obama-Clinton ticket, 53-35, and Republicans oppose, 62-27. A majority of independent voters also oppose it, 53-41.  read more »

Despite the recent acquittal of the three police officers on trial for the death of Sean Bell, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly still leads the pack of potential mayoral contenders, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

That seems in part due to his name recognition and in part because most voters probably aren't thinking about a race that's still a year and a half away. Considering also that most candidates haven't even declared, the significance of the results are limited.  read more »

A Quinnipiac poll released this morning affirms, not particularly shockingly, that identity politics is alive and well in New York.

The survey of hypothetical general election match ups in the state found:  read more »

Quinnipiac University releases its poll on Mike Bloomberg at City Hall.

The Mayor dedicates the new headquarters of the American Red Cross in Greater New York at 520 West 49th Street.

Habitat for Humanity NYC demonstrates Integrated Concrete Forms - a new green building material used for Habitat homes in Brooklyn - in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall releases a health care analysis of Queens at Queens Borough Hall.

The Harlem River Park renovation breaks ground at Lexington Avenue and 129th Street.

Betsy Gotbaum releases e-mails she has received from public school parents calling for an end to the cell phone ban on the steps of City Hall.

The Council Committee on Consumer Affairs votes on a resolution calling on the State Public Service Commission to approve the use of "smart meters" in residential apartments at 250 Broadway.

The United Nations Foundation launches a campaign to combat malaria.

Random House hosts a discussion with David McCullough at their headquarters.

Manhattan's Community Board 8 holds a meeting for its Second Avenue Subway Task Force at the Hunter College School of Social Work.

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan hosts a roundtable on public safety issues with Latino leaders at his office.

John Edwards signs copies of his book "Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives" at the 82nd Street Barnes & Noble.

Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is honored at the Concord Coalition's 13th Annual Economic Patriots Dinner at the Pierre Hotel.

—Nicole Brydson

Crain's is reporting the results of a survey showing a slim majority--51 percent--of New Yorkers favor the invasion of the city by Wal-Mart chain stores:

A new Quinnipiac University poll found that 74% of city voters agree that Wal-Mart’s lower prices hurt smaller businesses. Yet 70% agreed that the low prices benefit people who shop there.

Really? - Tom McGeveran  read more »

It looks like it's about time for Quinnipiac University to retire the "do you want to have dinner with Mike" question, as it seems totally unrelated to his popularity as Mayor.

From the release:

"Mayor Michael Bloomberg won reelection by a historic margin and has a 4 - 1 approval rating, but New York City voters say 53 - 44 percent that they would not want to have Thanksgiving dinner with him, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today."

That's a slight improvement from the record 61% "No" two years ago, but does seem to say more about Thanksgiving than about Bloomberg.  read more »

Another day, another poll about the 2006 races, this one from Quinnipiac University.

It must be getting hard to write the headlines on these things. Democrats hold big leads over GOP candidates nobody's ever heard of in races to which nobody is paying attention.  read more »

Scraps of news include Tom Golisano looking marginally stronger against Eliot than any of the other candidates, a reminder that outside media circles New Yorkers have no idea who Bill Weld is. Also, 13% of voters say they hold Al Pirro against his wife, and 59% of voters say Hillary should pledge to serve the full six-year term, a number that's been holding pretty steady.