Eric Adams’ approval rating plummets as crime remains New York’s biggest problem

Crime has got to him!

Mayor Eric Adams’ approval rating has fallen to just 37% as New Yorkers continue to express dissatisfaction with how he is handling crime in the Big Apple, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows.

Overall, just over a third of voters gave Adams positive marks, compared to 43% who disapproved of his work. One in five chose not to respond.

The poll of around 1,300 registered voters shows that crime remains the top concern in all five boroughs – 59% of respondents in the Bronx say it is their top concern, followed by 47% in Staten Island and 42% in queens

“A law and order mayor faces a cold winter of discontent as crime far eclipses all other voter concerns,” said Tim Malloy, a polling analyst at Quinnipiac University.

That’s a departure from the last Quinnipiac poll, conducted in May 2022, which found Adams’ approval rating was 43% agree versus 37% disagree.

Voters in that poll also said they were dissatisfied with City Hall’s handling of crime.

The mayor brushed aside the numbers when asked during a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday.

“Surveys go up and down, up and down. We’re just going to do what we do — and that’s a product for the New Yorker,” Adams told reporters at a news conference, though he added he hasn’t seen the poll yet.

Adam’s strongest support came from Brooklyn – where he was district president for eight years – and the Bronx. He posted his weakest numbers on Staten Island.

Black voters and those over 65 were the only two demographic groups who viewed Hizzoners favorably, with 52% and 46% agreeing, respectively.

White voters and those between the ages of 18-34 and 35-49 were the most likely to disapprove of Adams’ work performance.

Affordable housing became the city’s second-biggest problem and homelessness third.

The survey had an error rate of +/- 2.7 percentage points and was conducted from January 26th to 30th.