Councilmember Julie Menin, who represents the Upper East Side, said Wednesday she has secured enough support to be the City Council's next speaker.

Menin is seen as a moderate who could serve as a check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s progressive policies. The speaker is the second-most powerful elected official in city government, with control over which legislation gets brought up for votes. The speaker also negotiates the city’s budget of around $120 billion.

Menin is reportedly skeptical of Mamdani’s plan for a new Department of Community Safety that would dispatch social workers to certain mental health emergencies, rather than the NYPD. Like Mamdani, Menin has broad support from influential unions.

“I am honored and humbled by the trust and faith that my colleagues have put in me

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