NEW YORK -- New Yorkers overwhelmingly approve of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to prepare for Hurricane Irene by ordering the evacuation of low-lying areas, according to a poll released Monday.
The Quinnipiac University Poll found that Bloomberg's overall job approval is 54 percent, with 35 percent disapproving. That's up from a 45 percent approval rating in a July 27 poll and is Bloomberg's best score since a December blizzard.
The poll found that 86 percent of New Yorkers approve of Bloomberg's handling of preparations for Irene last month, compared with 10 percent who disapprove, and they approve specifically of the decision to order the evacuation of tens of thousands of New Yorkers by 90 percent to 8 percent.
The results are striking because critics accused Bloomberg of going overboard in preparing for Irene, which ended up hitting nearby suburban and rural communities harder than it hit the city.
-- Associated Press
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