Meet Speaker Menin

Julie Menin was elected Speaker of the New York City Council on January 7, 2026. Speaker Menin has served our city for more than two decades, including as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, and Census Director. She is also an attorney and former small business owner.

Speaker Menin has proudly represented District 5, which includes parts of the Upper East Side and all of Roosevelt Island, in the Council since January 2022. Her policy accomplishments during her first two terms included passing legislation to advance universal child care, lower and bring transparency to excessive health care prices, and ease burdens on small businesses.