As NYC Council Race For Speaker Heats Up, Crown Heights Councilwomen Looks To Nab The Seat – As Ally of Mamdani
A showdown is brewing between progressive Zohran Mamdani ally Crystal Hudson and pro-Israel pol Julie Menin over who will be the next City Council speaker.
Hudson (D-Brooklyn) and Menin (D-Manhattan), were the leading contenders for the influential position, with each holding their own competing events Thursday night at the annual SOMOS retreat to court fellow councilmembers still on the fence.
Menin was pushing hard for the spot, arguing she would serve as a check on the incoming socialist mayor.
Hudson, who had been actively out campaigning with Mamdani — including on Election Day — would try to create a less combative relationship between the council and City Hall after four years of clashing under Mayor Eric Adams.
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