The frontrunner in the race to be speaker of the New York City Council secured new union endorsements on Monday in the first sign of potential hedging on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Julie Menin, a Democrat representing Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is a Jewish, pro-Israel moderate, who could counterbalance the self-described democratic socialist and staunch Israel critic in city government.

Menin declared on Wednesday that she had a supermajority of support on the 51-seat council ahead of the Jan. 7 vote. On Monday, she added endorsements from the Transport Workers Union and New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

“Throughout her time in public service, Julie Menin has shown a clear understanding of the challenges facing working people in this city,” Central Labor Council pr

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