City Council Speaker Julie Menin declined to go into specifics about recent anti-Muslim statements from Republican Council Members Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola Thursday, with staff citing a legal settlement between Paladino and the Council. But Paladino's own lawyer said he didn't see why Menin should need to keep her mouth shut.
Will Julie Menin Ever Directly Condemn Vickie Paladino Again?
After the Republican councilmember reached a legal settlement with the Council over her public Islamophobia, the speaker seems hesitant to call her out—but Paladino's lawyer said Menin has every right to.
