Men of Reform Judaism invites you to join us for our next webinar on August 18th, 8PM Eastern when we host the Honorable Julie Menin.

  The Speaker of the New York City Council is the leader of the City Council and is one of the most powerful officials in New York City government. The Speaker is elected by the 51 Council members, not directly by voters.

  In practice, the Speaker is often considered the second most influential elected official in New York City after the Mayor, because of their control over the Council's legislative process, committee structure, and budget negotiations.

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​  Julie Menin was unanimously elected Speaker of the New York City Council on January 7, 2026. As an attorney and a three-time city commissioner, Julie has more than two decades of experience driving economic development, protecting New Yorkers, and holding bad actors accountable.

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  Julie entered public service following the September 11th attacks. After her small business was decimated, she helped guide Lower Manhattan’s recovery as the founder of Wall Street Rising and Chair of Manhattan Community Board 1. Julie also served on the 9/11 Memorial Jury and is a founding trustee of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.

Julie’s mother and grandmother were Hungarian immigrants who survived the Holocaust. They settled in Little Hungary on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a few blocks from where Julie now lives with her husband and children. Julie graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University, where she later served as an adjunct professor.

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