Julie Menin

Apr 24, 2026 - 10:02
0 0
Julie Menin

← Previous revision Revision as of 04:30, 24 April 2026
Line 68: Line 68:
In her first term, Menin served as Chair of the Council’s Small Business Committee.{{Cite web |last=Garber |first=Nick |date=2022-01-20 |title=Julie Menin Appointed Council's Small Business Chair |url=https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/julie-menin-appointed-councils-small-business-chair |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Upper East Side, NY Patch |language=en}} As Chair, she introduced and passed legislation that created a “One Stop Shop” to streamline small business interactions for all city agency permits and fines into one portal and ease regulatory burdens small businesses face.{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Bernadette |date=2022-09-30 |title=NYC Council passes bill aimed at helping small businesses |url=https://nypost.com/2022/09/30/nyc-council-passes-bill-aimed-at-helping-small-businesses/ |website=New York Post |access-date=2023-05-18 |language=en-US}}
In her first term, Menin served as Chair of the Council’s Small Business Committee.{{Cite web |last=Garber |first=Nick |date=2022-01-20 |title=Julie Menin Appointed Council's Small Business Chair |url=https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/julie-menin-appointed-councils-small-business-chair |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Upper East Side, NY Patch |language=en}} As Chair, she introduced and passed legislation that created a “One Stop Shop” to streamline small business interactions for all city agency permits and fines into one portal and ease regulatory burdens small businesses face.{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Bernadette |date=2022-09-30 |title=NYC Council passes bill aimed at helping small businesses |url=https://nypost.com/2022/09/30/nyc-council-passes-bill-aimed-at-helping-small-businesses/ |website=New York Post |access-date=2023-05-18 |language=en-US}}


Menin also introduced five of the bills as part of the historic package the Council passed to make New York City the first in the country to have Universal Childcare.{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Council Passes Legislation to Increase Accessibility for Child Care Services in New York City |url=https://council.nyc.gov/press/2022/10/12/2283/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Press |language=en-US}} In March 2023, Mayor [[Eric Adams]] moved forward with the implementation of Universal Childcare launching the first phase of MyCity Portal, which provided an eligibility screening tool and streamlined childcare application processes.{{Cite web |last=McDonough |first=Annie |date=2023-03-29 |title=MyCity portal launches with focus on child care benefits |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/03/mycity-portal-launches-focus-child-care-benefits/384594/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=City & State NY |language=en}}
Menin also introduced five of the bills as part of the historic package the Council passed to make New York City the first in the country to have [[Universal childcare|Universal Childcare]].{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Council Passes Legislation to Increase Accessibility for Child Care Services in New York City |url=https://council.nyc.gov/press/2022/10/12/2283/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Press |language=en-US}} In March 2023, Mayor [[Eric Adams]] moved forward with the implementation of Universal Childcare launching the first phase of MyCity Portal, which provided an eligibility screening tool and streamlined childcare application processes.{{Cite web |last=McDonough |first=Annie |date=2023-03-29 |title=MyCity portal launches with focus on child care benefits |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/03/mycity-portal-launches-focus-child-care-benefits/384594/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=City & State NY |language=en}}


In 2024, Menin established a public-private partnership with the Gray Foundation to provide free swimming lessons to second graders throughout New York City as part of wider efforts to close racial disparities in learning to swim and reduce childhood drowning deaths.{{Cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=2024-01-15 |title=Swim Lessons for N.Y.C. Children Were at Risk. A Billionaire Helped Out. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/nyregion/swim-lessons-children-nyc.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} She also created a public-private partnership to address anti-semitism, which includes a free field trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage for all eighth graders in New York City public and charter schools.{{Cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=2024-05-23 |title=N.Y.C. Public Schools Will Send 8th Graders to Visit Holocaust Museum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/nyregion/students-holocaust-museum-nyc.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
In 2024, Menin established a public-private partnership with the Gray Foundation to provide free swimming lessons to second graders throughout New York City as part of wider efforts to close racial disparities in learning to swim and reduce childhood drowning deaths.{{Cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=2024-01-15 |title=Swim Lessons for N.Y.C. Children Were at Risk. A Billionaire Helped Out. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/nyregion/swim-lessons-children-nyc.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} She also created a public-private partnership to address anti-semitism, which includes a free field trip to the [[Museum of Jewish Heritage]] for all eighth graders in New York City public and charter schools.{{Cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=2024-05-23 |title=N.Y.C. Public Schools Will Send 8th Graders to Visit Holocaust Museum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/nyregion/students-holocaust-museum-nyc.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}


Menin chairs the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection where she introduced and passed the Healthcare Accountability and Consumer Protection Act, legislation which created the nation’s first-ever municipal Office of Healthcare Accountability. Established in 2023 after the bill’s passage, the Office of Healthcare Accountability examines and publishes medical costs to provide increased transparency to patients. Studies show that this new office could save up to $2 billion a year in the City budget.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Local Law Amends New York City Charter and Establishes an Office of Healthcare Accountability |url=https://www.healthlawadvisor.com/local-law-amends-new-york-city-charter-and-establishes-an-office-of-healthcare-accountability |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.healthlawadvisor.com |language=en}} Menin also serves as the New York City Council's Women's Caucus Co-Chair.{{Cite web |title=Women's Caucus |url=https://council.nyc.gov/caucuses/womens-caucus/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=New York City Council |language=en-US}} Menin won re-election in 2023 and 2025.
Menin chairs the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection where she introduced and passed the Healthcare Accountability and Consumer Protection Act, legislation which created the nation’s first-ever municipal Office of Healthcare Accountability. Established in 2023 after the bill’s passage, the Office of Healthcare Accountability examines and publishes medical costs to provide increased transparency to patients. Studies show that this new office could save up to $2 billion a year in the City budget.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Local Law Amends New York City Charter and Establishes an Office of Healthcare Accountability |url=https://www.healthlawadvisor.com/local-law-amends-new-york-city-charter-and-establishes-an-office-of-healthcare-accountability |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.healthlawadvisor.com |language=en}} Menin also serves as the New York City Council's Women's Caucus Co-Chair.{{Cite web |title=Women's Caucus |url=https://council.nyc.gov/caucuses/womens-caucus/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=New York City Council |language=en-US}} Menin won re-election in 2023 and 2025.


In the time during and after the [[2025 New York City Council election]], Menin was seen as a frontrunner to be the Council's next speaker.{{Cite web|title=A new element in the City Council speaker's race: members-only candidate forums|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/10/new-element-city-council-speakers-race-members-only-candidate-forums/409135/|website=City & State NY|date=2025-10-28|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en|first=Annie|last=McDonough}} The field was thought to be narrowed down to Menin and [[Crystal Hudson]] of [[Brooklyn]]. On November 26, 2025, Menin announced she had the support of a supermajority of members of the council, which would make her the first Jewish speaker.{{Cite news|title=A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/nyregion/julie-menin-nyc-city-council.html|date=2025-11-26|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en}}
In the time during and after the [[2025 New York City Council election]], Menin was seen as a frontrunner to be the Council's next Speaker.{{Cite web|title=A new element in the City Council speaker's race: members-only candidate forums|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/10/new-element-city-council-speakers-race-members-only-candidate-forums/409135/|website=City & State NY|date=2025-10-28|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en|first=Annie|last=McDonough}} The field was thought to be narrowed down to Menin and [[Crystal Hudson]] of [[Brooklyn]]. On November 26, 2025, Menin announced she had the support of a supermajority of members of the council, which would make her the first Jewish Speaker.{{Cite news|title=A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/nyregion/julie-menin-nyc-city-council.html|date=2025-11-26|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en}}


On January 7, 2026, the New York City Council unanimously elected Julie Menin as Speaker.{{Cite web |last= |last2= |date=January 7, 2026 |title=Julie Menin Elected Speaker of New York City Council |url=https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/01/07/3051/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 8, 2026 |website=New York City Council |language=en-US}}https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/nyregion/julie-menin-nyc-council-speaker.html Menin is also the fourth woman and first Jewish person to serve as Speaker of the New York City Council.
On January 7, 2026, the New York City Council unanimously elected Julie Menin as Speaker.{{Cite web |last= |last2= |date=January 7, 2026 |title=Julie Menin Elected Speaker of New York City Council |url=https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/01/07/3051/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 8, 2026 |website=New York City Council |language=en-US}}https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/nyregion/julie-menin-nyc-council-speaker.html Menin is also the fourth woman and first Jewish person to serve as Speaker of the New York City Council.
Read More