"On Sunday, Thomas Paladino Jr., who has long been snared in various controversies such as driving an unregistered car and being linked to white supremacist causes, approached a group of Chou volunteers outside the polling site at St. Luke's Church in the Whitestone section of the district and accused them of harassing Paladino supporters, a charge the Chou volunteers denied."
""I don't give a fuck!" Paladino Jr. thundered, gesturing with an aggressively erect index finger. "If I hear that you people said a thing to any of our volunteers, there's gonna be a fucking problem. You understand? It's a yes or no question." When the volunteer said that Chou supporters did not harass anyone, Paladino Jr. retorted, "Fuck yourself" and walked off to his Aston-Martin sports car and drove away calmly."
"Streetsblog reached out to Paladino Jr., who first defended his vituperative style of campaigning. "Ben Chou's team of radical DSA members engaged in harassment against our volunteers and candidate, including profanity and intimidation," he said, without evidence. He described his F-bombing as merely "a stern warning," adding that "the matter ended there." He predicted that his mother would win by 25 points in Tuesday's election against the upstart Chou, a firefighter who has promised to support street-safety measures that Paladino opposes."
Thomas Paladino Jr. confronted Ben Chou campaign volunteers outside a Whitestone polling site, loudly accusing them of harassing Paladino supporters. He used multiple profanities, threatened unspecified consequences, and then left in an Aston-Martin. Paladino Jr. has been linked to prior controversies, including driving an unregistered car and alleged ties to white supremacist causes, and vehicles tied to him have been recorded speeding through school zones dozens of times since 2020. Paladino Jr. denied wrongdoing, characterized the incident as a stern warning, and predicted his mother would win decisively. Ben Chou is a firefighter who supports street-safety measures opposed by Paladino.
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