The race for the District 30 City Council seat has grown increasingly contentious, with candidate Paul Pogozelski at odds with current Council Member Robert Holden and his Chief of Staff, Daniel Kurzyna, over allegations of misinformation and associations with past political figures.
Tensions escalated following a report by the New York Post, in which Holden criticized Pogozelski for briefly working with Robert Hornak, the former executive director of the Queens County Republican Party. Holden, who is not seeking re-election, has endorsed two members of his office—Alicia Vaichunas and Phil Wong—in the race and claimed that Pogozelski is misleading voters into believing he has Holden’s support.
