He helped build the ad agency BBDO International into a powerhouse before channeling his passion for opera into managing the Met and revitalizing Lincoln Center.
Ms. Menin, a centrist Democrat, said she would investigate bad actors in business and city agencies and played down areas of difference with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Julie Menin, 58, was not the preferred candidate of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, but garnered enough support in the Council to secure the speakership and said she looked forward to working with the mayor.
Zohran Mamdani had a cordial meeting with President Trump shortly after his election, but the administration has now slashed funding to New York State.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said the city must work with the federal monitor overseeing the city’s jails, including the Rikers Island complex, to end solitary confinement.
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