Overview
- Menin released a list naming 34 other supporters and touted backing from major unions including the United Federation of Teachers, 32BJ SEIU, the Carpenters, and the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, while reporters independently verified many of the commitments.
- Council Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers conceded, but rival Crystal Hudson remained in the race with a same-day endorsement from 1199SEIU.
- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani acknowledged Menin as the likely speaker and said he looks forward to working with her on an affordability-focused agenda.
- Positioning herself as a moderate, Menin has signaled she would expand the Council’s use of oversight tools such as subpoenas while also seeking collaboration on shared priorities.
- If her coalition holds through the organizational vote, Menin would become the City Council’s first Jewish speaker.