Meet Julie
Council Member Julie Menin represents District 5, covering the East Side of Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. An attorney, civic leader, three-time City Commissioner, and former small business owner, Julie has over two decades of experience in the public and private sectors.
Serving Our Constituents
Our office is committed to addressing constituent issues across District 5, from sanitation to housing and other quality of life concerns.
In the News
PIX11: NYC council passes bill mandating schools, daycare carry EpiPens
“It’s going to require EpiPens at every single school and childcare facility across New York City,” [said] councilmember Julie Menin [who] sponsored the bill. She says her own son’s life was saved with an EpiPen.
City & State NY: Opinion: As NYC gets hotter, access to pools is more important than ever, by Council Members Julie Menin and Shekar Krishnan
To increase access to pools, government must work together through cross-sector collaboration with recreation partners such as Asphalt Green to minimize pool deserts throughout the city and open more pools across the five boroughs.
Gothamist: A new NYC program offers free divorce lawyers to domestic violence victims
Council member Julie Menin, who sponsored the council bill added that the initiative would ensure people experiencing domestic violence aren’t left to navigate the bureaucracy alone. “This is an issue of financial empowerment and fairness,” she said in a statement.
