City ends 150-year carriage trade on thin relief
Mamdani and Menin lock in a 2028 ban after a tourist’s death. Owners who paid hundreds of thousands for medallions get only a promise the city will ‘consider’ compensation.
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About Julie Menin
Julie Lauren Menin is an American politician serving as the Speaker of the New York City Council. She has represented the 5th district since 2022, and previously worked as an attorney, civil servant, non-profit executive, professor and small business owner. In January 2019, she was appointed Director of the Census for NYC and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy. Prior to this, she had worked as the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and Commissioner of New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs.
Everything about Julie Menin →- Occupation
- restaurateur
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 6, 1967
- Website
- http://juliemenin.com/