POLL: 80% of New Yorkers know Santa Claus workED at Macy's!
New York, NY-December 22. Some good news for Macy's this holidayseason!Eighty percent of New Yorkersknow that Kris Kringle, A.K.A. Jolly Old Saint Nick , worked at the fameddepartment store, according The New York Pass or Fail Survey, which will beformally released next week.
More New Yorkers knew about Santa's stint at Macy's thanthey did about any other question asked in The New York Pass or Fail Survey,which is sponsored by New York Pass, the city's leading discount attractioncard.The New York Pass or Fail Surveywas conducted by Kellyanne Conway of the polling company, inc.. It surveyed 300 NewYork residents in all five boroughs to find out how much they know about theircity.(Margin of error: + or - 5.7%)
The New York Pass or Fail Survey asked New Yorkers:
In the holiday movie Miracle on 34th Street, in what NewYork Department Store did Kris Kringle work?
Macy's-80%
Bloomingdale's 4%
Saks Fifth Avenue-1%
Bergdorf Goodman-1%
Henri Bendel -
Don't Know-14%
"New Yorkers know their departments stores andclearly love Santa," said New York Pass spokesman Ken Barrows. "Whenwe surveyed them earlier this year, only half of New Yorkers knew the EmpireState Building is on the West Side of Manhattan and only a quarter knew thatWave Hill is in the Bronx.But eight inten New Yorkers know that Santa worked at Macy's-the result leapt of the pagelike reindeer from a rooftop. We look forward to releasing the full results ofthe survey next week."
The $75 New York Pass day pass ($55 for children) gets holders intothe city's top attractions all across New York City for a single price, manywith exclusive "fast-track" entry privileges, allowing card holdersto whiz past long holiday lines.Attractions include: Top of the Rock; The Met; The Guggenheim; TheWhitney; The Museum of Natural History; the Museum of Sex; the Museum ofTelevision and Radio; Bodies.the Exhibition, and MOMA. Behind-the-scenes toursat Madison Square Garden; NBC studios; Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. Freeentry to zoos, aquariums, parks and gardens, and places of interest like MadamTussaud's; The Empire State Building Observation Deck; New York Skyride, theStatue of Liberty and the Ellis Island ferry. The New York Pass also includesshopping discounts at stores like Macy's and Bloomingdale's-it even includesdiscounts on New York City helicopter rides! (A complete list of attractions isavailable here.
New York Pass also offers two-day passes, $110 foradults, $90 for children; three-day passes, $140 for adults, $120 for children;and seven-day passes, $180 for adults and $140 for children.
