Is Vickie Paladino the Leader of the Anti-Mamdani Resistance?

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Is Vickie Paladino the Leader of the Anti-Mamdani Resistance?

January 2, 2026

Will Rahn

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The outspoken New York Republican gets called a lot of names. But as the GOP minority whip on the city council, she’s become one of Mayor Mamdani’s most prominent opponents.

WHITESTONE, New York — Vickie Paladino chased the mayor away.

The year was 2017, and Paladino, a 63-year-old with no political experience, saw then-mayor Bill de Blasio touring her neighborhood here in Northeastern Queens. De Blasio had just returned from protesting President Donald Trump at that year’s G20 summit in Germany. He had decided to make the t…

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