Dear Councilwoman Julie Menin,

Congratulations on securing enough votes to become the next New York City Council speaker.

It’s a significant achievement, one many New Yorkers welcomed with a sigh of relief given your rival’s progressivism.

Most Gothamites did not sign up for the radicalism apparent in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team and are craving not sweeping social change but a moderating force to counter the policies that have already left our streets and subways less safe, our city more expensive, our schools less effective and our communities more divided. 

As a candidate for City Council and Manhattan district attorney and as a Community Education Council president, I have talked to people for years about their actual concerns.

New Yorkers throw in the towel and leave our great city when they lack real safety, business-friendly laws, good jobs, affordable rent, excellent schools and improved quality of life. 

Let’s start with public safety.

Just last week, we’ve seen a........

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