SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A showdown is brewing between progressive Zohran Mamdani ally Crystal Hudson and pro-Israel pol Julie Menin over who will be the next City Council speaker.

Hudson (D-Brooklyn) and Menin (D-Manhattan), were the leading contenders for the influential position, with each holding their own competing events Thursday night at the annual SOMOS retreat to court fellow councilmembers still on the fence.

“They are pushing very hard,” one moderate councilmember who was still undecided told The Post.

Menin was pushing hard for the spot, arguing she would serve as a check on the incoming socialist mayor.

Hudson, who had been actively out campaigning with Mamdani — including on Election Day — would try to create a less combative relationship between the council and City Hal

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