City Council Member Adrienne Adams, the likely next Speaker of the Council (photo: Emil Cohen/City Council)

City Council Member Adrienne Adams, a Democrat from Southeastern Queens, is poised to become the next Speaker of the City Council. Adams, who has represented District 28 since 2018, will be the first-ever Black Speaker of the 51-member legislative body and will lead the first-ever women-majority New York City Council.

The Speaker is one of only four elected officials with citywide authority besides the Mayor, Public