Third Council District
ORG
Third Council District Council City Council
The City Council's new speaker, whose name is Christine C. Quinn, has already become a familiar figure across the five boroughs, but New Yorkers are not likely to hear from her by mail unless they happen to live in her Manhattan district. Quinn's predecessor, was widely criticized last year for spending $1.6 million in Council money on mailings that were seen as thinly veiled political ads for his failed mayoral campaign.