Menin (D) slashes Vickie Paladino's (R) NYC Council assignments due to 'abhorrent' posts
Council Speaker Julie Menin is only letting Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino serve on two committees this session due to her “abhorrent” social media posts about Muslims and other minorities.
Paladino, one of the Council’s most far-right Republicans, is only going to serve as a member of the Council’s committees on Veterans and on Fire and Emergency Management, according to new assignments released Thursday. That’s a significant downgrade from the seven committees Paladino served on last year.
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Menin said she’s restricting Paladino’s responsibilities to the Fire and Veterans panels specifically because of offensive posts she has made on X, including one last month that called for the “expulsion of Muslims from Western nations.” Menin noted that Paladino has also been referred to the Council’s Ethics Committee, which is investigating her over the missives.
“There are numerous, numerous, too many to count content on her social media that is abhorrent and is unacceptable, and so I made that decision about the committees with that in mind because we are not going to tolerate that kind of conduct and that kind of divisiveness within the body,” the speaker said.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/15/menin-slashes-vickie-paladino-fewer-nyc-council-assignments-abhorrent-posts/
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