Speaker Menin is a three-time City Commissioner and former regulatory attorney with a history of strengthening consumer and worker protections
NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Council voted today during its 2026 Charter Meeting to elect Julie Menin as Speaker. Speaker Menin will lead the City Council during a pivotal moment, when the lawmaking body will address the affordability crisis, an affordable housing shortage, and other key issues.
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In response to Mayor Adams vetoing 19 bills recently passed by the Council, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams issued the following statement:
“It is unsurprising that this mayor is ending his term by demonstrating, once again, that protecting and supporting working-class New Yorkers is not his priority. His vetoes put special interests above greater affordability and opportunity for hardworking New Yorkers, and public safety.
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First women-majority and most diverse Council in city history, led by first Black Speaker, delivered on goals to advance equity, justice, and solutions
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council released a report on the legacy and accomplishments of the first women-majority and most diverse City Council in city history, led by the first Black Speaker, Adrienne E.
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Bill was passed by the City Council in November with a veto-proof majority
In response to Mayor Adams’ Christmas Eve veto of a bill to help victims of gender-motivated violence seek accountability (Introduction 1297-A), the New York City Council issued the following statement from spokesperson Julia Agos:
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Council allocated $1.5 million in Fiscal Year 2026 budget to help 60 young New Yorkers secure stable housing, adding to historic first program supporting expecting mothers
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council announced the launch of a new initiative to support a guaranteed income program for youth experiencing homelessness, building on its previous historic effort to support pregnant mothers.
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City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council released a report detailing the findings of a Council investigation into the cleanliness, accessibility, and amenities of public restrooms across the city. As part of the investigation led by the Council’s Oversight and Investigations Division (OID), investigators inspected 172 public restroom sites in parks maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS), and the City’s three library systems.
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Council evaluation demonstrates current data policies impede transparency and ability to make public safety improvements
City Hall, NY – Just days after the New York City Council passed an important reform to how the NYPD reports data measuring the proportion of reported crimes it resolves or “clears” through arrest, charging and referral of a suspect for prosecution within a specific period, known as the “clearance rate,” it released a new evaluation of the department’s existing practices regarding the data.
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Council passes bills to strengthen worker protections
Council also enacts legislation to improve public safety by strengthening transparency and accountability
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council approved legislation to advance greater affordability in city-subsidized housing development, ensure it meets the needs of families, and includes opportunities for homeownership, while preserving existing affordable homes.
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Council has established and supported New York State’s first TRCs, with now four in NYC, to serve crime victims
New report by National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers highlights how TRCs across city and state improve public safety, need expanded funding
Brooklyn, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Members, and the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) celebrated the opening of a new trauma recovery center (TRC) in Downtown Brooklyn, the fourth innovative crime victim services center established in New York City by Council funding.
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Council has delivered $5.8 million to Wyckoff’s project to renovate its facilities supporting mothers and babies
Brooklyn, NY — Today, New York City Council Members Sandy Nurse and Jennifer Gutiérrez joined Wyckoff Heights Medical Center’s President & CEO Vali Gache and leadership team to announce the Council’s $2 million investment towards the hospital’s expansion and upgrade of their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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