City Council Member Julie Menin said Wednesday that she had secured enough support among colleagues to become the next speaker of the New York City Council when the new session begins in January.

The Upper East Side council member said she has obtained public commitments from 36 current and incoming Council members — 10 more than the 26-vote required majority — giving her what she called a “supermajority” backing.

Menin would be the first Jewish woman ever elected to the speaker post. Her anticipated election to the office on Jan. 7 will come on the heels of Zohran Mamdani taking office as the first Muslim mayor in New York City history on Jan. 1.

The coalition, she said, includes members from all five boroughs, as well as labor unions including the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, 32BJ S

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