A new Marist Poll shows many New Yorkers think they’re facing a diminished quality of life. WTEN reports the poll shows that 59% of New Yorkers think that quality of life deteriorated over the last year. The rest believe it has stayed the same (39%) or gotten better (11%). Broken up by political affiliation, 78% of Republicans noted decreased quality of life, compared to 67% of non-enrolled voters and only 46% of Democrats.