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Met Gala Backlash Grows Over John Galliano Honor, NYC Leader Demands Reconsideration
entertainment2 days ago

Met Gala Backlash Grows Over John Galliano Honor, NYC Leader Demands Reconsideration

NYC City Council Speaker Julie Menin blasted the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to host a John Galliano retrospective at the Met Gala 2027, calling it a serious mistake given Galliano’s antisemitic hate-crime history; amid growing backlash, the Met convened an emergency meeting to address concerns and outline how the exhibit will confront his conduct, while Anna Wintour reportedly consulted Jewish leaders before the announcement.

via New York Post|
#anna-wintour#antisemitism#entertainment
NYC Speaker Pulls Back on E-Bike Registration Amid PAC Pressure
politics17 days ago

NYC Speaker Pulls Back on E-Bike Registration Amid PAC Pressure

City Council Speaker Julie Menin is dropping the registration requirement from her 17-bill e-bike safety package and deferring to Albany, signaling a shift away from Priscilla’s Law even as safety advocates say registration is essential for accountability with e-bike crashes rising. Critics blame money from Uber and DoorDash for stalling reform, while ally and transportation chair Shaun Abreu has moved to oppose rider licensing and registration, highlighting a broader momentum gap at the state level.

via New York Post|
#albany#ebike-registration#julie-menin
NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak: five dead as council speaker questions mayor’s handling
local1 month ago

NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak: five dead as council speaker questions mayor’s handling

New York City’s Legionnaires’ outbreak has grown to five deaths among 84 cases, prompting Council Speaker Julie Menin to blame Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for a slow, opaque response; health officials defend targeted cooling-tower disinfection and extensive sampling as the most effective approach, noting 183 cooling towers tested with several positives, while the source remains under investigation and officials say the outbreak is likely over.

via ABC7 New York|
#cooling-towers#julie-menin#legionnaires-disease
City Hall tightens cooling-tower oversight after Legionnaires' outbreak
politics1 month ago

City Hall tightens cooling-tower oversight after Legionnaires' outbreak

NYC City Council Speaker Julie Menin introduced a bill to require proactive cooling-tower testing and automatic disinfection, plus a summer hotline, as the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side sickens dozens and has claimed multiple lives; the council will also hold an oversight hearing in September to scrutinize Mayor Mamdani's response and push for real-time cooling-tower compliance data.

via New York Post|
#cooling-towers#julie-menin#legionnaires-disease
New York City Budget Deal Clears Deadline, Skips NYPD Headcount Increase
us-news2 months ago

New York City Budget Deal Clears Deadline, Skips NYPD Headcount Increase

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a last-minute handshake on NYC’s nearly $126 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, preserving current NYPD staffing levels while adding a new $175 million housing-voucher expansion run by the HPD to aid eviction-affected residents and shelter clients not covered by existing programs. The pact includes dropping a lawsuit related to previously approved reforms, moves spending toward education and social services, and was reached just before the July 1 deadline amid protests over police staffing, tax- and revenue-based funding debates, and calls to close a multibillion-dollar budget gap.

via New York Post|
#housing-vouchers#julie-menin#mamdani
politics4 months ago

NYC Leaders Push to Trim Millionaire Tax Credit to Balance City Budget

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin joined to urge Gov. Hochul and Albany to scale back the Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET) credit that largely benefits millionaires, hoping to raise about $1 billion to help close NYC's budget gap; Hochul rejected the change, complicating the city's budget process amid delayed state spending and ongoing negotiations.

via Politico|
#julie-menin#millionaire-tax#new-york-city-budget
politics4 months ago

Mamdani: NYC fare-free buses delayed, eyeing 2026 steps

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says fare-free buses won’t happen this year, but supports pursuing a fast, free-bus pilot with talks continuing for 2026 and potential action in 2027; he defends City Council Speaker Julie Menin from personal attacks, weighs in on President Trump’s Iran policy, and notes a 30-day public comment period on a revised racial equity plan ahead of a mid-July final report.

via Politico|
#fare-free-buses#iran-war#julie-menin