22 Facts About Julie Menin

Julie Menin was born on October 6,1967 and is a member of the New York City Council from District 5.

Julie Menin's mother was a painter and her father a radiologist.

Julie Menin lived in the Watergate complex and was a resident at the time of the infamous Watergate Break-In.

Julie Menin later became Senior Regulatory Attorney at Colgate-Palmolive in New York City, where she played a lead role in numerous agency cases involving the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Trade Commission, and litigated disputes in state and federal courts.

Julie Menin helped small businesses access grants, insurance, and other monetary aid; grew the organization to 30,000 members; and created a variety of programs, including the Retail Attraction Program, which helped more than 600 small businesses stay in lower Manhattan.

Julie Menin worked with artists including Mikhail Baryshnikov on these programs.

In 2011, Julie Menin was praised for her efforts to balance the rights of Occupy Wall Street protesters with quality-of-life concerns of residents.

Julie Menin ran in the Democratic primary for Manhattan Borough President in September 2013, and finished fourth behind New York City Council Members Gale Brewer, Jessica Lappin and Robert Jackson.

In 2017, Julie Menin returned $201,000 to the New York City Campaign Finance Board to cover funds that had remained in her campaign finance account from the 2013 election since she had raised additional funds and by law had to be returned to the Board since they had not been spent.

In February 2016, Julie Menin was appointed Commissioner of The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, an agency that comprises the Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting and NYC Media.

Julie Menin negotiated the deal to bring the Grammy Awards back to New York after a 15 year absence, resulting in a $200 million benefit to New York City.

In January 2019, Julie Menin was announced as Director of the Census for NYC and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Julie Menin is responsible for organizing New York City's efforts to have every resident to participate in the upcoming 2020 Census.

Julie Menin successfully advocated against the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Julie Menin is an adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

Julie Menin served on the board of trustees of Columbia University.

In 2021, Julie Menin was elected to represent the 5th District of the New York City Council, which encompasses the Upper East Side, East Harlem, Yorkville, Midtown East, Carnegie Hill, Sutton Place, Roosevelt Island, and Lenox Hill neighborhoods of Manhattan.

Julie Menin introduced five of the bills as part of the historic package the Council passed to make New York City the first in the country to have Universal Childcare.

In 2024, Julie Menin established a public-private partnership with the Gray Foundation to provide free swim lessons to second graders throughout New York City as part of wider efforts to close racial disparities in learning to swim and reduce childhood drowning deaths.

Julie Menin created a public-private partnership to address anti-semitism, which includes a free field trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage for all eighth graders in New York City public and charter schools.

Julie Menin serves as the New York City Council's Women's Caucus Co-Chair.

Julie Menin won re-election in 2023 and has announced that she is running for re-election in 2025.