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NYers love Andy

This is one long honeymoon!

Nearly 10 months into his first year, Gov. Cuomo is feeling more love from New Yorkers than ever, according to the latest poll.

Voters gave him his highest approval ratings since taking office, 66-17 percent, boosted by an 86-7 positive assessment of how he handled Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, the Quinnipiac University survey found.

The numbers give Cuomo bragging rights over other governors Quinnipiac has polled recently and are among the highest ever for a New York governor.

Political consultants and observers credited his focus and achievements.

“This is the first time in 14 years people believe they have a governor who’s getting anything done,” said Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf, alluding to former Gov. George Pataki’s first two years. “People are happy somebody’s in charge.”

“And what he did,” added New York University political science professor Mitchell Moss, “was even more impressive — to get the state budget done both on time and with cuts in spending, to get unions to agree to no pay raises for three years, and to get gay marriage passed without what could have been a poisonous debate.

“He’s proven he can make the state government work. This is a terrific signal to New Yorkers, especially when they see what is not being done in Washington, DC.”

Upstate Republican consultant Jack Cookfair said that not to be overlooked is that Cuomo was “nonconfrontational.”

“The impression upstate is that, for the first time in the last five years, there’s a governor who genuinely gives a damn about upstate,” he said.

Still, poll respondents remained dissatisifed with “the way things are going in New York” by 64-36 percent — about the same as they’ve been all year.

Democrats gave Cuomo a thumbs up by 72-14 percent, while Republicans, independent and New York City voters all approved by about 61-20, according to the poll of 1,016 registered voters conducted Sept. 13-18.

Cuomo’s popularity is through the roof in the suburbs — 74-7 percent.

Men and women were nearly identical in their support, at 65-17 and 66-17, respectively.

Poll spokesman Maurice Carroll called the lack of a gender gap “a polling rarity.”