Overview
- Council members voted 51-0 to elect Menin, who emphasized unity and noted the significance of serving alongside the city’s first Muslim mayor.
- Menen named her senior team, tapping Miguelina Camilo as chief of staff—the first woman and Latina in the role—along with Simone Jones as deputy chief of staff and chief equity officer, and Bhav Tibrewal as chief adviser.
- She inherits 19 vetoed bills from former Mayor Eric Adams and said the Council will take a serious look at each, with a significant number of overrides expected within the 30-day window.
- Budget talks with City Hall begin this month under pressure from projected gaps and federal funding cuts, setting up early tests on public safety, taxes and spending priorities.
- Menen outlined an affordability agenda that includes a Council housing plan exploring library branches and other underused city properties for development, plus efforts to cut health care costs, reduce small-business fines and bolster consumer protections.