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Candidate: New York City Council / District 05

Julie Menin (D)

(Incumbent)

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Council Member Julie Menin is an attorney and civic leader with over two decades of experience in the public and private sectors. She served as census director, commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and as commissioner of Media and Entertainment. 

With the New York City Council, Julie has passed many bills including the groundbreaking Health Care Accountability Act. Her policy wins include advancing universal childcare, easing burdens on small businesses and codifying the right to reproductive health services.

She currently co-chairs the Council’s Women’s Caucus and serves as chair of the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection.

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Opinion

Speaker’s Corner: Small lots can make a big difference in NYC’s housing crisis

By City Council Speaker Julie Menin
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Jewish community leaders, elected officials gather in Forest Hills to condemn recent spate of antisemitic attacks

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Mamdani vetoes one protest buffer zone bill, ‘allows’ another to become law

By Robert Pozarycki & Adam Daly
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Speaker Julie Menin says Council can back big priorities without blowing the budget

By Adam Daly
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Inside Government con PoliticsNY: Preguntas y respuestas con la presidenta del Concejo Municipal, Julie Menin

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin

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Politics

Hochul proposes tax on luxury second homes in NYC; Mamdani and Menin approve

By Adam Daly
Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his preliminary budget presentation in the Blue Room at City Hall, outlining options to address New York City’s projected $5.4 billion deficit.
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Mamdani’s first 100 days milestone ends where governing begins: The budget, and fixing a $5.9 billion hole

By Adam Daly
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks Day 100 with Bronx illegal-dumping cleanup after citywide vote

By Adam Daly
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Op-Ed | A responsible path forward for New York City’s budget

By Julie Menin
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor blasts Menin over budget response, says Council ignores bigger problems

By Sadie Brown & Shane O’Brien
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No property tax hike or dipping into reserves: City Council counters Mamdani’s preliminary budget

By Adam Daly
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor says he’s reviewing protest bills, says ‘serious’ constitutional concerns cloud decision

By Adam Daly
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NYC Council passes protest buffer zone bills, sending them to Mayor Mamdani’s desk

By Adam Daly
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Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: Protecting safety and preserving freedom

By Julie Menin
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Nancy Pelosi visits Bronx for Women’s History Month chat, hosted by Ritchie Torres

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Advocates testify for package of bills aimed at protecting houses of worship and schools as NYPD raises some concerns

By Shea Vance
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City Council softens protest buffer zone bills, dropping 100-foot perimeter rule

By Adam Daly
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Why experts say Mayor Mamdani has more than one way to close NYC’s big budget deficit without raising taxes

By Claude Solnik
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin at the launch of the District 2 Pre-K and 3-K Center on the Upper East Side, Feb. 19, 2026.
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor, Speaker Menin unite to open long-delayed child care center as property tax dispute looms

By Adam Daly
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Mamdani restarting homeless encampment sweeps after earlier opposition, puts Department of Homeless Services in charge

By Shea Vance
City Council Speaker Julie Menin leads Tuesdays hearing on Code Blue operations, joined by Council Member Oswald Feliz, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety, and Council Member Crystal Hudson, Chair of the Committee on General Welfare.
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‘These deaths are not inevitable’: City Council questions Mamdani admin’s cold-weather response after 18 people die

By Adam Daly
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Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: A new chapter for New York City

By Julie Menin
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