{"id":53187,"date":"2025-11-26T17:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/53187\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:52:06","slug":"julie-menin-says-shes-secured-enough-votes-to-be-next-nyc-council-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/53187\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Menin says she’s secured enough votes to be next NYC Council speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Julie <\/p>\n

NEW YORK CITY – New York City councilmember Julie Menin says she’s secured enough votes<\/a> to become the next speaker of the City Council.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

Menin is a Democrat that represents the Upper East Side. She has positioned herself as a moderate in contrast to the incoming Democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n

Menin says she has secured support from a diverse slate of 36 lawmakers, from progressive Yusef Salaam to Big Apple Republicans.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

In a statement, Menin said, in part, “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. With this broad five borough coalition, we stand ready to partner with Mayor-Elect Mamdani\u2019s administration and deliver on a shared agenda that makes New York more affordable through universal childcare, lowers rent and healthcare costs, and ensures that families across the City can do more than just get by,”<\/p>\n

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