Friday, August 31st, 2007

Maybe The Question “Are You Very Interested, Somewhat Interested Or Merely Just Mildly Interested In Getting Something For Nothing?” Threw Them

Now that people know more, they’re wildly intrigued:

Opposition to congestion pricing has increased over the last month, and is fiercest in The Bronx, according to a poll released yesterday.

The Quinnipiac University poll reported that 57 percent of city voters now give a thumbs-down to Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to charge $8 a day to motorists to enter Manhattan below 86th Street on weekdays.

Only 36 percent support the proposal.

In a previous poll last month, the split between opponents and supporters was a closer 52-41 percent.

The only borough where the majority of residents stood with the mayor was Manhattan, 54-36 percent.

In every borough, however, congestion pricing took a heavy hit. Opposition reached 74 percent in The Bronx, 61 percent in Queens, 60 percent in Brooklyn and 56 percent on Staten Island.