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Speaker Menin explains vote - thanks finance team for tireless work

New York City Council · Jun 30, 2026 · starts 2:35:23 · 1 min 18 sec

Speaker Menin discloses 92nd Street Y association. She votes aye on all and delivers extended thanks to the finance team, noting many have served through multiple speakers and mayors, and thanking her senior staff by name.

Council Staff

Speaker amended.

Julie Menin

I'd like to disclose on the record that the 92nd Street Y is funded in the budget we are adopting, and my child is associated with that entity.

Julie Menin

I vote aye on all, and I know I did a lot of thank yous this morning in the budget handshake and earlier today in my speech, but...

Julie Menin

Once again, thank you to the hardworking finance team.

Julie Menin

You've gotten such little sleep.

Julie Menin

And we would not be at this moment without you.

Julie Menin

And I think it really bears noting that, you know, our finance team, so many of them have been here for many, many years.

Julie Menin

They work through multiple speakers, multiple mayors.

Julie Menin

It's not about who the speaker is, who the mayor is.

Julie Menin

It is about the work of helping New Yorkers.

Julie Menin

And we owe you a debt of gratitude for everything you've done.

Julie Menin

And once again, thank you to my whole team who has just been tremendous.

Julie Menin

Miguelina, Jonathan, Simone, John, Bob, our whole comms team, Henry, Jack.

Julie Menin

Yoav, who've literally worked, I mean, they've been helping all of the members.

Julie Menin

I just,

Julie Menin

I really can't thank them all enough.

Julie Menin

We so deeply appreciate the amazing work that you have done.

Julie Menin

So thank you.