Menin and Krishnan Write Letter to Google CEO Expressing Concerns Over the Pulling of Google Search From Schools that Ban AI
On Thursday, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Shekar Krishnan sent a letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, demanding clarity following media reports that the company intends to pull Google Search from schools that ban AI products for students — including the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS).
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Thank you everyone for coming here this afternoon.
I’d like to recognize my colleagues in the City Council who have joined us:
Today, my colleagues and I join New Yorkers across the five boroughs in mourning the eight lives lost in the tragic collapse of a building in Flatbush.
Council Member Farah Louis represents that community, and I’ve been in close touch with her as her office remains on the ground, responding to her constituents’ needs.
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Speaker Julie Menin’s legislation will prevent companies from using personal data to offer different prices to different New Yorkers
Council also passes legislative package in honor of Veterans Day, including property tax exemption for seriously disabled veterans
NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council approved major legislation that will ban surveillance pricing in the five boroughs.
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Speaker Julie Menin’s legislation would be among strongest nationwide, prohibiting businesses from using personal data to set individualized prices
NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council will vote on Introduction 891-A, a bill sponsored by Speaker Julie Menin to ban surveillance pricing. The legislation would prohibit companies from using New Yorkers’ personal data and algorithms to set individualized prices.
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Additional bills will establish a permanent LGBTQ+ liaison within Department of Veterans’ Services, require HPD to produce annual report on veteran access to Mitchell-Lama public housing
Council set to approve measures tomorrow during Stated Meeting
NEW YORK – Today, in honor of Veterans Day, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members announced that tomorrow, the Council will vote on a legislative package aimed at addressing issues impacting New York City veterans, including disabled veterans.
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Council response underscores urgency of staffing and vulnerable student crises as justification for legislative intervention
NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council submitted a legal reply in the lawsuit filed by the administration of Mayor Mamdani against Local Law 129 of 2026, which would provide a one-time workforce stabilization payment of as much as $10,000 to paraprofessionals working in our City’s public schools.
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Speaker Menin Calls on Ten New York City College and University Leaders to Testify Under Oath
NEW YORK – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced that the Council will convene a major oversight hearing on December 8. It will call on presidents from ten of New York City’s largest colleges and universities to testify under oath about the institutional measures taken to protect students from sexual misconduct.
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Following sharp rises in fatal and battery-related fires, Council will hold major joint oversight hearing on existing laws, enforcement, and potential new legislation
NEW YORK – Today, Speaker Julie Menin announced that the New York City Council will hold a joint oversight hearing on November 20 to examine residential fire safety, following a concerning increase in fatal fires, including battery-related fires, across the city.
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NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued the following statement this morning in response to the fire in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, which tragically took the lives of six New Yorkers and injured seven others, including three firefighters:
“Our city is in mourning. Earlier today, a devastating fire in Sunset Park claimed six New Yorkers.
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693 of 700 unlimited transit cards have been distributed to CUNY students, funded by $700k secured by the Council
NEW YORK – The New York City Council and the City University of New York (CUNY) today announced that the CUNY OMNY Pilot Program — which provides free, unlimited OMNY cards to CUNY students through funding secured by the Council — saw a 99% uptake for the program’s inaugural roll out.
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