Ms. Menin, a centrist Democrat, said she would investigate bad actors in business and city agencies and played down areas of difference with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Julie Menin, a long time woman-about-government, on Wednesday afternoon assumed the speakership of the New York City Council, where she is poised to serve as a structural counterweight to the democratic socialist mayoralty of Zohran Mamdani.
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Source: The New York Times | Published: 2026-01-07T18:31:20Z
Credit: The New York Times
