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Julie Menin | |
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| File:Julie Menin, Portrait.jpg Menin in 2012 | |
| Chair of New York City Department of Consumer Affairs | |
| Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Mintz |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bruce Menin |
| Residence(s) | New York City, New York, USA |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Northwestern University School of Law |
| Profession | Former Small Business Owner, Regulatory Attorney, Non-Profit Executive Director |
| Website | juliemenin.com |
Julie Menin is the current Chairperson of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs and former Chairperson of Community Board 1[1] in Lower Manhattan, small business owner and regulatory attorney and a well-known advocate for helping Manhattan small businesses recover after the 9/11 attacks.[2] Menin was elected to CB1 in a 2005 special election and was unanimously re-elected to three successive terms in 2006, 2008 and 2010. As chair of CB1, Menin worked on numerous land use and zoning issues, led a successful campaign to build New York City’s first "green" school and other initiatives to revitalize Lower Manhattan.[3] Menin has been recognized for her “solution-based” approach to controversial issues in the wake of 9/11 and as chair of CB1.[4] Menin was a candidate for Manhattan Borough President in 2013.[5]
Early career and personal life
Menin is a magna cum laude graduate of Columbia College, Columbia University where she received her BA in political science, and received her law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. She has three young sons and resides in Lower Manhattan with her husband Bruce.
Menin has worked as a senior regulatory attorney at Colgate-Palmolive and a regulatory attorney at Wiley, Rein & Fielding in Washington D.C. where she specialized in consumer product safety law, Federal Trade Commission issues such as deceptive consumer practices and advertising and administrative law spanning FDA, DOJ and numerous regulatory agencies.
In the fall of 2009, Menin launched her own talk show, Give and Take, a one on one substantive interview show on politics, legal issues and current events which aired on NBC's 24-hour cable network in major markets around the country. Menin's campaign deleted the archives of her show shortly after a segment where Menin criticized the auto bailout as a "money pit" had leaked.[6]
She has served as a frequent guest over the years on legal and political issues on CNN American Morning, MSNBC's Hardball, The Today Show, CNN Situation Room, and other shows.
She formerly owned and operated Vine, a restaurant and catering business with over 75 employees that she created in Lower Manhattan.[7]
Advocacy and community work
Menin became active in New York City politics when she founded and became president of Wall Street Rising, a non-profit organization created in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks to return "vibrancy and vitality" in Lower Manhattan. It is now the fastest growing neighborhood in New York City with tourism up 40% since 2008, and a growing commercial makeup as well.[8]
In 2002, Menin was appointed as a Redistricting Commissioner to help in redrawing the new boundaries of the New York City Council.
In 2003, she was appointed to serve on the jury for the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition.
She currently serves on several government and civic boards including the The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, The Downtown Alliance, New York Downtown Hospital, The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Foundation, The Municipal Art Society, and The Women's Campaign Forum. She is a former board member of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Citizens Union, and Governors Island.
In November 2007, Menin announced the Community Board's decision to build the first "green" school in New York City.[9] CB 1 successfully advocated for a total of 3 new schools in Lower Manhattan during Menin's time as Chairperson.[10]
On January 16, 2010, She wrote an op-ed for the New York Times arguing that the trial of 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed should be moved out of Lower Manhattan.[11]
- ^ Shapiro, Julie. "Julie Menin Makes Way for New CB1 Chairwoman". DNAinfo.com.
- ^ Reynolds, Aline. "After seven packed years, Julie Menin to step down from chair of C.B. 1". Downtown Express.
- ^ Shapiro, Julie. "Spitzer, mayor back new school". Downtown Express.
- ^ Editorial. "Making right decisions". The Villager.
- ^ Saul, Michael Howard. "Candidate Shows Early Fundraising Success". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Katz, Celeste. "Manhattan BP Hopeful Julie Menin's Team Does a Little Anti-Oppo Online Housekeeping". NY Daily News.
- ^ Hodgson, Moira. "Within a Banker's Vault, Vine Reincarnates Classics". New York Observer.
- ^ research@downtownny.com. "Lower Manhattan Market Year in Review 2011" (PDF). The Downtown Alliance.
- ^ Medina, Jennifer (November 13, 2007). "A New 'Green' School for Lower Manhattan - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ Reynolds, Aline. "After seven packed years, Julie Menin to step down from chair of C.B. 1". Downtown Express.
- ^ Menin, Julie (January 16, 2010). "Trial by Ferry". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2010.