FIGHTING FOR FAMILIES

For New York City to strongly recover from the pandemic, the City must provide support and protection to its families. Whether it’s making key family needs like childcare more affordable or facilitating the expansion of broadband to underserved populations, the city must ensure families have the resources to thrive. Julie has been a leader on the Council in fighting for issues that most impact New York’s families. Julie has been working hard for New York City’s families:

• Passed groundbreaking legislation that sets New York City on track to be the first city in America to implement universal childcare 
• Pioneered an initiative to sign up hundreds of NYCHA residents for free broadband service in order to bridge the digital divide, an initiative replicated in other districts across the city 
• Allocating critical funding to domestic-violence-awareness and -support organizations 
• Introduced legislation to require NYC Parks to offer free swimming lessons to children under 13.

“Childcare is both unaffordable and inaccessible for the vast majority of New Yorkers,” Councilmember Julie Menin, who sponsored the bills, said. “As a mother of four this is a deeply personal issue to me. In the face of this crisis, today is a momentous day. The City Council today with this vote will make New York City the first city in the country to enact a comprehensive legislative package to adopt universal childcare.” Read more at City Council passes universal child care plan

Julie will continue advocating for families and will serve as a critical partner to the Administration as universal childcare begins to roll out across New York City