Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Thursday acknowledged moderate Councilmember Julie Menin is slated to be the next City Council speaker, but said he plans to work closely with the lawmaker in steering the government.

After volunteering at a Thanksgiving meal giveaway in Harlem with Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, Mamdani told reporters that Menin shares his “excitement at fulfilling the shared agenda of affordability.”

His comments came a day after Menin announced she’d secured enough support among the next City Council to be its next speaker. The Upper East Side lawmaker did not endorse Mamdani in the general election. Some political observers have said she could act as a check on the mayor-elect’s democratic socialist goals.

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