District 19 - Vickie Paladino

Vickie has lived in Whitestone for 45 years with her husband and their two sons.

Vickie and her husband owned a successful family business for over twenty-five years.

Vickie is currently a New York City Council Member representing District 19. She was elected in 2021 and has served one term. In 2025, she was appointed to serve as the Council's Minority Whip.

Supports creating a small business disaster recovery and resiliency advisory board.

Sponsored legislation to create a small business disaster recovery and resiliency advisory board.

Supports establishing a prevailing wage requirement for covered workers in financially assisted facilities.

Sponsored legislation to establish a prevailing wage requirement for covered workers in financially assisted facilities.

Supports waiving permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors.

Sponsored legislation to waive permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors.

Supports discounted quarterly municipal parking field permits for seniors.

Sponsored legislation to discount quarterly municipal parking field permits for seniors.

Supports a pilot program to establish a pet food pantry.

Sponsored legislation for a pilot program to establish a pet food pantry.

- Sponsored legislation to create a small business disaster recovery and resiliency advisory board.
- Sponsored legislation to establish a prevailing wage requirement for covered workers in financially assisted facilities.
- Sponsored legislation to waive permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors.
- Sponsored legislation to discount quarterly municipal parking field permits for seniors.
- Sponsored legislation for a pilot program to establish a pet food pantry.

Economy

Supports establishing an office of quality of life.

Sponsored legislation establishing an office of quality of life.

Supports requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by city-owned trees.

Sponsored legislation requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by city-owned trees.

Supports requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.

Sponsored legislation requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.

Supports requiring the preparation of five-year capital plans for parks at the community board level.

Sponsored legislation requiring the preparation of five-year capital plans for parks at the community board level.

Supports creating a public database to track funds spent on migrants.

Sponsored legislation creating a public database to track funds spent on migrants.

- Sponsored legislation establishing an office of quality of life.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by city-owned trees.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the preparation of five-year capital plans for parks at the community board level.
- Sponsored legislation creating a public database to track funds spent on migrants.

Public Services

Supports requiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments.

Sponsored legislation requiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments.

Supports establishing a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans.

Sponsored legislation establishing a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans.

Supports requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and public outreach on contractors working without a permit.

Sponsored legislation requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and public outreach on contractors working without a permit.

- Sponsored legislation requiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments.
- Sponsored legislation establishing a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans.
- Sponsored legislation requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and public outreach on contractors working without a permit.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports eliminating fees for firearm licenses and permits.

Sponsored legislation eliminating fees for firearm licenses and permits.

Sponsored legislation requiring the NYC Department of Education to report the number of students diagnosed with sickle cell disease or trait.

Supports requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.

Sponsored legislation requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.

Supports requiring the installation of cameras on street sweepers to photograph and report parking violations.

Sponsored legislation requiring the installation of cameras on street sweepers to photograph and report parking violations.

Supports requiring each community board to establish a veterans committee.

Sponsored legislation requiring each community board to establish a veterans committee.

- Opposes closing prisons.
- Sponsored legislation eliminating fees for firearm licenses and permits.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the NYC Department of Education to report the number of students diagnosed with sickle cell disease or trait.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the installation of cameras on street sweepers to photograph and report parking violations.
- Sponsored legislation requiring each community board to establish a veterans committee.

Public Safety

Supports removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan.

Sponsored legislation removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan.

Supports creating a groundwater flood risk area map.

Sponsored legislation to create a groundwater flood risk area map.

Supports requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas.

Sponsored legislation requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas.

Supports requiring speed humps on roadways adjacent to parks larger than one acre.

Sponsored legislation requiring speed humps on roadways adjacent to parks larger than one acre.

Supports requiring the Department of Transportation to consult with the Fire Department of New York prior to approving open street applications, bicycle lane projects, and major transportation projects.

Sponsored legislation requiring the Department of Transportation to consult with the Fire Department of New York prior to approving open street applications, bicycle lane projects, and major transportation projects.

- Sponsored legislation removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan.
- Sponsored legislation to create a groundwater flood risk area map.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas.
- Sponsored legislation requiring speed humps on roadways adjacent to parks larger than one acre.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the Department of Transportation to consult with the Fire Department of New York prior to approving open street applications, bicycle lane projects, and major transportation projects.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports delaying the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements outlined in Local Law 97 by 7 years.

Sponsored legislation delaying the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements outlined in Local Law 97 by 7 years.

Supports requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units.

Sponsored legislation requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units.

- Sponsored legislation delaying the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements outlined in Local Law 97 by 7 years.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.

Energy & the Environment

As of August 22, 2025, Vickie Paladino’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices.

Sponsored legislation requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices.

Supports installing vape detectors in public middle and high schools.

Sponsored legislation installing vape detectors in public middle and high schools.

Supports studying the feasibility of providing parents with an annual $10,000 tuition reimbursement payment per student to cover the cost of nonpublic schooling.

Sponsored legislation requiring the study of the feasibility of providing parents with an annual $10,000 tuition reimbursement payment per student to cover the cost of nonpublic schooling.

Supports prohibiting school bus parking on city streets overnight and on weekends.

Sponsored legislation prohibiting school bus parking on city streets overnight and on weekends.

Supports reimbursing small nonpublic schools for the cost of security guard services.

Sponsored legislation reimbursing small nonpublic schools for the cost of security guard services.

- Sponsored legislation requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices.
- Sponsored legislation installing vape detectors in public middle and high schools.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the study of the feasibility of providing parents with an annual $10,000 tuition reimbursement payment per student to cover the cost of nonpublic schooling.
- Sponsored legislation prohibiting school bus parking on city streets overnight and on weekends.
- Sponsored legislation reimbursing small nonpublic schools for the cost of security guard services.

Education

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Supports requiring the NYC Department of Education to report the number of students diagnosed with sickle cell disease or trait.

Supports requiring the 311 customer service center to provide certain resources in response to tree pruning-related requests.

Supports requiring annual reporting by district attorneys on expenditures for branded materials.

Supports the creation of a small business disaster recovery and resiliency advisory board.

Supports requiring an interagency portal to track street vending enforcement.

Sponsored legislation requiring an interagency portal to track street vending enforcement.

Supports procurement opportunities for veteran-owned business enterprises.

Supports requiring the NYC Department of Education to report the number of students diagnosed with sickle cell disease or trait to the office of school health.

Supports requiring cameras on street sweepers to photograph and report parking violations.

Supports converting the mandatory residential curbside organics collection program to a voluntary program.

Supports establishing exemptions for third-party food delivery services from the limits on fees charged by such services on food service establishments.

Supports requiring the 311 customer service center to indicate when an agency is unable to respond to a service request and provide proof of action.

Supports requiring speed humps on roadways adjacent to parks of one acre or larger.

Supports providing rental assistance to homeless veterans.

Vickie Paladino has been a proud resident of this district for 66 years, a small business owner, mother, and activist driven to undo the damage inflicted on our community by decades of mismanagement and cronyism. She has lived in Whitestone for 45 years with her husband and their two sons.

Vickie is a small business owner. She and her husband owned a successful family business for over twenty-five years. Before entering politics, she spent nearly 40 years raising a family and running two small businesses in the district.

Supports procurement opportunities for veteran-owned business enterprises and supporting veteran vendors.

Supports requiring the installation of speed humps on roadways adjacent to any park equal or greater than one acre.

Supports increased police presence and crime prevention measures.

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- Sponsored legislation to create a small business disaster recovery and resiliency advisory board.
- Sponsored legislation to establish a prevailing wage requirement for covered workers in financially assisted facilities.
- Sponsored legislation to waive permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors.
- Sponsored legislation for a pilot program to establish a pet food pantry.

Sponsored legislation requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by city-owned trees and to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.

- Sponsored legislation establishing an office of quality of life.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by city-owned trees and to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the preparation of five-year capital plans for parks at the community board level.
- Sponsored legislation creating a public database to track funds spent on migrants.

- Opposes closing prisons.
- Sponsored legislation eliminating fees for firearm licenses and permits.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the installation of cameras on street sweepers to photograph and report parking violations.
- Sponsored legislation requiring each community board to establish a veterans committee.

- Sponsored legislation removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan.
- Sponsored legislation to create a groundwater flood risk area map.
- Sponsored legislation requiring speed humps on roadways adjacent to parks larger than one acre.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the Department of Transportation to consult with the Fire Department of New York prior to approving open street applications, bicycle lane projects, and major transportation projects.

- Sponsored legislation requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.
- Sponsored legislation requiring the NYC Department of Education to report the number of students diagnosed with sickle cell disease or trait.