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District 7’s Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, appointed majority leader of City Council

New City Council Speaker Julie Menin also appointed District 9 City Council member Yusef Salaam to chair the new Committee to Combat Hate.

By Stella Ragas / Senior Staff Photographer
District 7 City Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, was also tapped to lead the transportation committee.
By Lara Harmankaya • January 21, 2026 at 8:48 PM