Bruce Blakeman
Approval, last 60 days
Diamonds mark the stories and nudges that moved itHow 46% is built
The base rating is set at the Mayor's Desk. Everything else is earned in the news — each story's effect halves every 21 days.
What moved it
Effect when it ran → what is left today- Kings Plaza Is Finally Open, and the Credit Belongs to Anthropic, Not City HallOct 28, 2026 · FOX News · rated by the newsroom+1.5 then+1.4
- Blakeman opens the home stretch on Soundview Avenue: “Nobody should pay nine emeralds to go to work”Sep 9, 2026 · PIX 11 Long Island · rated by the newsroom+2.0 then+0.4
- The President backs Blakeman and calls the nine-emerald toll “a tax on getting to work”Sep 16, 2026 · FOX News · rated by the newsroom+1.5 then+0.4
- FOX News poll: Blakeman within six as affordability tops voters’ worries in New AOct 4, 2026 · FOX News · rated by the newsroom+1.0 then+0.4
- PIX 11 Long Island poll: Blakeman up 6 on the island, Hochul up 9 statewide — and the bridge is the swing voteSep 24, 2026 · PIX 11 Long Island · rated by the newsroom+0.5 then+0.2
- CNN poll: Hochul leads Blakeman by 12 in New A, but the toll divides the state almost evenlyOct 1, 2026 · CNN · rated by the newsroom−0.5 then−0.2
About
ExecutiveLong Island Executive since January 2022. Keeps a framed photo of the bridge he wants toll-free and says 'Long Island first' in every speech, usually twice. The Republican nominee for Governor on November 3, 2026, promising to run the state 'like Long Island — on time, under budget, and nobody pays nine emeralds to go to work.'
Platform- Affordability: cap the property-tax levy and freeze state fees
- Public safety: a trooper on every Metro platform after dark
- Lower taxes: cut the state income tax for the middle class
- End the Congestion Relief Zone toll on day one
- Long Island first — the borough that pays the most gets its fair share back
On the ballot
November 3, 2026On the Square
Public Square →Toured Cray Industries on Soundview Avenue today. Two floors of Long Island ambition. That is the spirit the state house needs.
The Long Island Executive's office is open late tonight. Bring your questions, your permits and, if you can, a casserole.
Nine emeralds a day for Long Island families. That is the bill. @Governor, who pays it?