“We want to grow our party in the senate, in the assembly, grow our party right here in the City Council,” said Queens Councilwoman Joann Ariola — who took the helm of the smattering of ...

Queens Councilmember Joann Ariola was elected to be the City Council’s minority leader in a vote on Friday — the caucus’s second try at elevating a member to the role. The vote comes after a ...

Joann Ariola, the new GOP chief on the City Council, told The Post after her stunning ascension Friday that she wants to be a "hands-on" leader while growing the Republican presence in New York ...