For the first time in months, a new poll released this morning found City Council Speaker Christine Quinn rebounding from her recent downfall in the polls, rising above Anthony Weiner in the Democratic race for mayor, with undecided voters still likely to play a big role.

Recovering from her most recent dip below 20 percent, the Siena/New York Times poll found Ms. Quinn leading her closest rival by 9 points, getting the support of 27 percent of Democratic primary voters. Anthony Weiner remains a solid second with 18 percent.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city comptroller Bill Thompson are tied with 11 percent, comptroller John Liu has 7 percent, Sal Albanese and Erick Salgado are at 1%. Twenty-two percent of Democratic voters are still undecided, with less than two months to go before the September 10th primary.

“With the support of more than one-quarter of Democrats, Quinn has a significant nine-point lead over Weiner, her closest competitor,” said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg in a statement. “With a commanding Manhattan lead and two- to five-point leads in the outer boroughs, Quinn is in a strong position to make the runoff.”

Among Jewish voters, 11% of the Democratic primary day electorate, the race is as complicated.

Christine Quinn is in the lead with 28% of the Jewish Vote, Anthony Weiner at a steady 20%, and the two Bills, who are more favorable among Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, are tied for third place. Bill de Blasio has the support of 15% while Thompson matches his support with 14%. Erick Salgado is at 2% among Jewish voters in general, most probably scoring higher numbers among Conservative-oriented Orthodox Jewish voters. Of those who plan to go out to vote on primary day, 69% say they will likely not change their vote.

Among the issues that are at great concern, 18% of registered Jewish voters want the new Mayor to focus on Education, 14% on Jobs/Unemployment and another 8% on overall economic issues. Only 1% see the budget as the most important issue to deal with in the next administration.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is most popular among Jewish voters. A whopping 74% want to see him continue to serve as Police Commissioner in the new administration.

Yossi Gestetner contributed to this report.

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)