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Poll: Cuomo Approval Numbers Tumble Amid NYC's Transit Problems

New York City Subways.
MTA

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo's approval ratings are slipping amid transit problems in New York City.

Forty-six percent of those surveyed in a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday say they approve of Cuomo's performance, the lowest rating for the governor in the Connecticut college's polls since September 2015.

Respondents gave Cuomo low grades for New York City transit, with nearly a third awarding a "D'' or "F." The city's subway and commuter train systems have been plagued by mounting delays and breakdowns, prompting Cuomo to warn of a "summer of hell" as emergency repairs begin.

Cuomo is a possible 2020 presidential contender but Wednesday's poll indicates 55 percent of New Yorkers don't want him to run.

(c) 2017 The Associated Press.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.