"City Council Member Julie Menin said Wednesday that she had secured enough support among colleagues to become the next speaker of the New York City Council when the new session begins in January. The Upper East Side council member said she has obtained public commitments from 36 current and incoming Council members 10 more than the 26-vote required majority giving her what she called a supermajority backing."
"The coalition, she said, includes members from all five boroughs, as well as labor unions including the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, 32BJ SEIU, the United Federation of Teachers, and the New York City District Council of Carpenters. I am honored and humbled by the trust and faith that my colleagues have put in me to lead the City Council as a force of action for New York families, Menin said in a statement."
Julie Menin secured public commitments from 36 current and incoming New York City Council members, ten more than the 26-vote majority required to become speaker in January. Menin would be the first Jewish woman elected to the post. Her expected Jan. 7 election follows Zohran Mamdani taking office as the city's first Muslim mayor. The coalition spans all five boroughs and includes labor unions such as the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, 32BJ SEIU, the United Federation of Teachers, and the NYC District Council of Carpenters. Menin plans to prioritize supporting council members, securing community resources, and an affordability agenda of universal childcare, lower rent and healthcare costs, and quality-of-life improvements. She has suggested reviving the chamber's subpoena power as a check on the incoming administration; representatives for Mayor-elect Mamdani did not respond.
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