Republican member of the New York City Council.
DI has documented statements by Vickie Paladino on September 11 Attacks. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Role at the time: Member of the New York City Council
Statement summary
Paladino demanded that Mamdani not attend the Ground Zero commemoration.
“I am demanding he not show his face at that sacred ground.”
She explicitly called for his exclusion.
A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.
Case
Relationship to this case: Speaker
Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki, and some September 11 victims’ relatives opposed Zohran Mamdani attending the 2026 memorial, citing his rhetoric and associations. Mamdani said he would honor victims; other elected officials and a family group said excluding the sitting mayor would politicize the commemoration.
