{"id":101256,"date":"2026-01-15T16:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/101256\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:28:32","slug":"speaker-menin-to-tap-manhattans-shaun-abreu-as-next-city-council-transportation-chair-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/101256\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Menin to tap Manhattan\u2019s Shaun Abreu as next City Council Transportation chair: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As new City Council Speaker Julie Menin<\/a> names her leadership team and committee chair assignments on Thursday, two sources confirmed to amNewYork that she is set to appoint Council Member Shaun Abreu as the legislature\u2019s new chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Menin is expected to appoint Abreu \u2014 a close ally and fellow Manhattan council member \u2014 during the first stated meeting she will preside over on Jan. 15, according to two sources close to the speaker. The anticipated move was first reported by the Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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\n\t\tSee the full article at amNY
\n\t\tSpeaker Menin to tap Manhattan\u2019s Shaun Abreu as next City Council Transportation chair: sources \n\t<\/p>\n


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