Julie Menin, who reps the Upper East Side, and Crystal Hudson, who reps swaths of Fort Greene, have emerged as the current leading contenders to take over for Council Speaker Adrienne Adams come January, The Post has learned. “Someone like Julie Menin running for speaker could be a moderating force,” one source said.

Zohran Mamdani is the frontrunner to win NYC mayoral race, according to prediction markets, leading rivals such like Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa.