NYC Council: Adrienne Adams Term-Limited, Contenders Campaign to Be Next Speaker

"In the background of a deafening mayoral election, the quieter power struggle to become the next speaker of the New York City Council is well underway, with a hardening field of candidates, tentative coalitions, and the leading candidate for mayor facing questions about who (if anyone) he’ll support," reported City & State.

"Candidates who have been actively campaigning include Manhattan Council Member Julie Menin (East Side), who previously led two city agencies and the city’s 2020 Census outreach efforts, Brooklyn Council Member Crystal Hudson (Prospect Heights), a former council staffer who is among the more prolific of the council’s first-term members, and Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías (Parkchester), another former council staffer who is now majority leader."

"But the field is certainly not fixed. Council Member Carmen De La Rosa (Washington Heights) told City & State she is also running. Council Member Kevin Riley (Co-Op City) said he is considering it. And Council Member Chris Marte (Lower Manhattan) has done outreach about running, but did not respond to questions from City & State."