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Council Member Kevin C. Riley nominates Julie Menin for Speaker of the City Council
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Council Member Kevin C. Riley formally nominated Council Member Julie Menin for the office of Speaker, citing her extensive experience in both the public and private sectors.
- Riley highlighted Menin's background as an attorney, small business owner, and three-time city commissioner
- The nomination emphasized her leadership in reproductive rights, childcare access, and small business support
- Her role as an adjunct professor at Columbia University was noted as evidence of her ability to innovate at the local government level
- Riley praised her as a bridge builder capable of leading the council with integrity and transparency
Kevin C. Riley
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Okay.
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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Today, I wanna submit the nomination for council member Julie Menon for speaker of the New York City Council.
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Julie brings more than two decades of public and private sector experience to this body.
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As an attorney, a former small business owner, a civic leader, and a three time city commissioner, she understands how the city works and how the decisions we make here affect New Yorkers in their daily lives.
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In working alongside Julie, I've seen a thoughtful, steady leader, and a true bridge builder, someone who brings people together, listens across differences, and moves towards solutions.
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She has consistently centered her oversight on fairness, transparency, and equity while advancing policies that support working families, protecting reproductive rights, expand access to childcare, and strengthen small businesses.
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Continue a strong tradition of women's lead excuse me, a woman led city council and the men that get it.
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Julie also has a clear understanding of the crisis facing our city and our country today and the responsibility the council has to lead in moments of uncertainty.
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As an adjunct professor at Columbia University, she teaches how cities can innovate and step up when the federal government pulls back.
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She is a leader who gets things done, respects this intuition and institution, and brings people together around real impact.
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I trust that she will lead this council with integrity, collaboration, and a clear sense of purpose.
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For those reasons, I am proud to nominate council member Julie Menon to serve as the speaker of the New York City Council, and I look forward to continuing our work together in the body on behalf of the communities across the five boroughs.
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Thank you.