As new City Council Speaker Julie Menin names her leadership team and committee chair assignments on Thursday, she appointed Council Member Shaun Abreu as the legislature’s new chair of its Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Menin tapped Abreu — a close ally and fellow Manhattan council member — head of the first stated meeting she will preside over on Jan. 15. The move was confirmed to amNewYork by two sources close to the speaker, after it was first reported by the Daily News, ahead of the official announcement.
