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It Takes A Poll To Find That Manhattan Is Romantic?
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Jaya Saxena
Published Feb 14, 2011
Modified Feb 14, 2011
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It's never been our place to discriminate; we think every borough has something romantic and fun to offer. But let's face it, given the choice between being romanced in the West Village or romanced out in Ozone Park, more people would probably choose Blue Hill. In case that wasn't obvious enough, NY1 confirmed it with a poll [pdf]. According to 657 city residents, 64% think Manhattan is the most romantic borough. And somehow, Staten Island is more romantic than the Bronx.
More women than men think Manhattan is romantic, and Brooklynites showed the most borough loyalty, with 40% of them saying Brooklyn was the most romantic. For some reason, residents were also polled as to which city Mayor they would most like to preside over their wedding ceremonies. 32% chose Giuliani, 27% said Bloomberg, 23% said Dinkins and just 19% want Ed Koch. But he might be getting a bridge named after him, so that could change.
Giuliani and Bloomberg may be neck and neck in the NY1 poll, but over at the Daily News' informal poll Giuliani is winning by a landslide. 51% of their readers say they'd want Giuliani at the altar, and just 9% would want Bloomberg. But he's a Valentine's baby! We hear that makes him genetically 20% more romantic than the average Mayor.
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