A New York Daily News op-ed headline reads "Learn From NYC Kids' Savings Plan," with a subtext noting lessons from New York City's experience with children's savings accounts in light of the federal government's new 530A accounts.

A New York Daily News op-ed excerpt featuring a photo of City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaking at a podium. The text highlights her proposal to invest $1,000 in every child's NYC Scholarship Account, with $3,000 for students with the greatest need, framing progressive targeting as a tool for closing wealth gaps.

Investing in the next generation is a responsibility we can’t ignore.

Our proposal to expand NYC Kids RISE would give New York’s kids a real head start.

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I spoke to Mornings on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social about everything this Council is doing to support small businesses:

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PBNYC - Cast Your Ballot Vote on local projects to improve your NYC neighborhood. Vote Week: March 29 - April 6.

Today is the final day to vote in Participatory Budgeting! Don’t miss your chance to help decide how funding is spent on infrastructure improvements in your community.

Vote online or in-person before polls close tonight: https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

NYC residents, you have the power to fund neighborhood improvements like HVAC upgrades, school bathrooms, an EV firefighting robot, library tech — these are real projects in District 5!

If you're in a participating district, you have one day left to vote: https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

100 days in, and we’ve been moving fast.

From passing 100+ bills to proposing to restore $1.1B in libraries, cultural institutions, and critical services, we’re delivering for New Yorkers in every borough.

And we’re just getting started!

PBNYC - Cast Your Ballot Vote on local projects to improve your NYC neighborhood. Vote Week: March 29 - April 6.

The budget should reflect what communities actually need. That's what Participatory Budgeting is all about.

PB Vote Week is here. The time is now to cast your vote online or in-person by Sunday: https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

Speaker Julie Menin stands at a press conference at City Hall, holding a folder and looking to the side. The NYC Council seal and a "Our First 100 Days" poster are visible in the background.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a podium bearing the NYC seal, gesturing toward a "Our First 100 Days" poster displaying key legislative milestones, including 111 bills and resolutions passed, 17 overrides of Mayor Adams vetoes, 1.2K bills introduced, and 84 committee oversight hearings. A council member stands to her right. A second poster listing budget priorities is visible on the right.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a podium in the Red Room at City Hall, surrounded by New York City Council members and staff. Two "Our First 100 Days" posters flank the podium, displaying legislative accomplishments from Speaker Menin's first 100 days. American, New York State, and NYC flags are displayed across the back of the room beneath a chandelier.

Speaker Julie Menin smiles and converses with a Council Member Narcisse in a blue blazer at a City Hall press conference. A "Our First 100 Days" poster and the NYC Council seal are visible in the background.

100 days in, and the work continues. Today we passed an Earth Day package to expand green space, protect wildlife, and improve water quality, plus new measures on mental health transparency and nonpublic school safety.

Thank you to our Council Members for prioritizing this legislation!

Speaker Julie Menin poses with three Council Members holding a purple and gold 32BJ SEIU banner reading "We Make NYC Home — 2026 NY Residential Contract Campaign" at an outdoor rally in New York City.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a podium with one finger raised at a 32BJ SEIU rally, flanked by several Council Members holding a "We Make NYC Home" campaign banner.

A large crowd of 32BJ SEIU members dressed in purple union shirts and caps fill a Manhattan street, holding "Ready to Strike" and "We Make NYC Home" signs beneath blooming cherry blossom trees.

Speaker Julie Menin smiles and poses with 32BJ President Manny Pastreich in a purple union polo shirt at an outdoor rally under a union-branded tent.

Proud to join 32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong at their rally yesterday.

For over 90 years, these workers have kept our city running and helped lead the fight to uplift working people across industries. As Speaker, I stand with 32BJ in the fight for a fair contract, dignity, and respect.

At Holocaust remembrance, Council Speaker pushes for educating youth Holocaust survivors and descendants gathered at Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side Sunday for the annual Gathering of Remembrance. The Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted the program of music, storie...

We can never forget the Holocaust.

That’s why I fought to bring every 8th grader to the Museum of Jewish Heritage — and why I’ll keep working to protect Jewish New Yorkers.

Education is how we remember and how we combat hate.

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Speaker Menin in a white blazer speaking into a microphone during a Manhattan Chamber of Commerce meeting with colleagues in business attire.

Speaker Menin posing indoors with business professionals from Manhattan COC against a striped wall and carpeted floor.

Honored to join Manhattan Chamber of Commerce's Business Leadership Council today.

We’re focused on job creation, delivering real relief for small business, and taking on rising insurance costs.

Now, it's time to execute and build a safer, more affordable, more livable New York.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks with attendees at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Rock the City reception, standing near the organization's front desk.

Speaker Julie Menin smiles with hands clasped in front of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation sign.

A signed SAG-AFTRA "Rock the City" poster honoring New York City's entertainment and media industry, covered in signatures, with Deadline listed as media partner.

Speaker Julie Menin poses with three attendees in front of signed SAG-AFTRA "Rock the City" posters at the reception.

Proud to join SAG-AFTRA at Rock the City to reaffirm the Council's commitment to fighting for arts funding and protecting the workers who make this city's creative life possible.

We at the Council are proud to support you in this fight. You have a real ally in us.

Speaker Julie Menin addresses a full auditorium from a podium on stage at Celebrate Together: Creating Festivals for New York City. A projection screen behind her displays the event title alongside logos for Open House New York, Bloomberg Connects, BRIC, and West Side Fest. Four empty chairs are arranged on stage for the panel discussion.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a podium and microphone at Celebrate Together: Creating Festivals for New York City. The West Side Fest and BRIC logos are visible on the projection screen behind her.

Speaker Julie Menin smiles and converses with a small group of attendees backstage following the Celebrate Together event.

Council Member Crystal Hudson speaks at a podium and microphone at Celebrate Together: Creating Festivals for New York City.

When our government invests in arts and culture, we all benefit.

I was proud to join Council Member Crystal Hudson and so many dedicated advocates at BRIC last night to discuss how we keep investing in the festivals and cultural programming that make New York City what it is.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a podium inside a grand synagogue sanctuary, framed by an ornate marble altar and a large floral arrangement of pink and purple blooms, as viewed through a narrow opening in a door or partition. An audience is seated in the foreground.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a wooden podium in profile, wearing a cream blazer, against a backdrop of richly decorated mosaic columns inside a synagogue. Candles are lit to her right.

A packed synagogue sanctuary during a Yom HaShoah commemoration at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Speaker Julie Menin appears on a large screen to the right as she addresses the audience from the bimah, which is illuminated against the ornate gilded arch and stained glass windows of the space. The Museum of Jewish Heritage logo is projected onto the wall.

On Yom HaShoah, we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

As the daughter and granddaughter of survivors, I carry these stories with me every day. With antisemitism rising, we must continue to remember and teach the lessons of the Shoah.

Pride Flag Can Fly at Stonewall After Trump Administration Reversal

The Pride flag belongs at Stonewall. 🏳️‍🌈 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...

Honored to join the AACEO this morning at Antioch Baptist Church.

For more than 35 years, AACEO has been paramount in engaging Black New Yorkers and inspiring generations of people to effect change in their own communities.

For decades, Eliot Engel proudly served New Yorkers in Congress.

As a proud member of the Jewish community and the son of immigrants, he represented the best of the America’s promise.

Sending my love to his family and loved ones.

Last night, the People's House celebrated Garifuna heritage, recognizing the over 250,000 New Yorkers of Garifuna descent that span the five boroughs.

Statement from BPL President Linda E. Johnson, NYPL President Anthony W. Marx, and QPL President Dennis M. Walcott on the City Council’s FY27 Preliminary Budget Response April 8, 2026 — “Thank you to Speaker Julie Menin, Deputy Speaker and Libraries Chair Dr. Nantasha Williams, Finance Chair Linda Lee, and the entire City Council for prioritizing public libraries in the City Council's Preliminary Budget Response. The Council has long recognized the many ways a strong public library system improves the lives of New Yorkers, and we look forward to ensuring libraries are fully funded in the upcoming budget.”

We 🫶 our libraries!

For decades, Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network have advanced real equity, real opportunity, & real justice for our communities.

Today, they’re convening their 35th annual convention to continue that work. The @council.nyc.gov is right there with them, honoring our continued partnership.

Happy Easter, NYC!

Today we celebrate Christ’s resurrection, the promise of renewal, and the light that follows every struggle.

Wishing all those who observe a joyful day of reflection, family, and community.

Graphic with text wishing you a blessed Good Friday with a crown of thorns symbolizing sacrifice and faith.

Today, on Good Friday, I'm wishing all New Yorkers who mark this day a meaningful and peaceful observance. May this day inspire reflection and a renewed sense of hope.

Op-ed | A responsible path forward for New York City’s budget | amNewYork Every year, New York City undertakes one of the most consequential — and least understood — exercises in government: the budget.

Read my full op-ed in AMNY: www.amny.com/politics/op-...

AMNY headline overlaid over a photo of Speaker Julie Menin addressing New York City's budget strategy at a lectern with city flags in the background.

New Yorkers deserve a responsible path forward for their budget.

That means identifying savings rather than raising property taxes, and standing firmly against any cuts to critical services.

Protesters hold signs demanding free subway and bus rides for over 1 million New Yorkers to promote fair fares.

Newspaper front page headline about council plan avoiding tax hike with Speaker Menin's photo.

City Council debates preliminary budget focusing on no tax hikes or deep cuts, highlighting community priorities and fiscal balance.

No cuts to services.
Restoring $1.1 billion the Mayor left out.
And this is just the beginning.
A responsible path forward for New York City’s budget.

In 2020, the Trump administration tried to weaponize the Census. We sued, and we won.

Today, @speakermenin.bsky.social and I pushed back against the administration’s inclusion of a citizenship question in the testing phase of the 2030 Census.

Everyone should be counted in the next Census.

Wishing all New Yorkers a Chag Pesach Sameach!

Passover is a story of freedom, resilience, and hope. As we gather with loved ones, may we honor that legacy and stand firm against hate, carrying forward the lessons of our ancestors.

Today, the Council released our response to the Mayor’s preliminary budget proposal.

We've proposed closing a $6 billion budget shortfall responsibly, without any cuts to services or staff, while investing in programs that make life more affordable. To be clear, this is just the beginning.

Speaker Menin speaks at a lectern, while a group of advocates holding signs advocating for immigrant rights and citizenship reform stand behind her inside the City Hall rotunda.

Council Member Elsie Encarnacion speaks at a lectern during a rally against the Census; citizenship question, surrounded by supporters holding protest signs.

Council Member Linda Lee standing with advocates holding signs advocating for NYC census participation and opposing citizenship questions in City Hall rotunda.

On National Census Day, we rallied to protect a full and accurate count of every New Yorker. A citizenship question would suppress participation and put our communities at risk, and we need action now to make sure everyone is counted.

Speaker Julie Menin speaks at a podium at the 33rd Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery, with a colorful event graphic projected on a screen behind her.

Speaker Julie Menin poses with Don Lemon at the 33rd Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery.

Speaker Julie Menin walks through the seder venue, silhouetted against large windows as guests dine at surrounding tables.

Speaker Julie Menin poses with event host Joe Causi at the 33rd Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery.

Honored to join the 33rd Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery last night.

As we celebrate Passover, we’re reminded of the strength, hope, and perseverance that continue to guide our city forward. Chag Pesach Sameach!