Former city councilman and education advocate Paul Vallone is dead at 56. Mayor Eric Adams remembered Vallone as a “fighter” for the blue-collar Queens community he represented. “In that role and as a member of our administration, he was a committed advocate for veterans — serving those who have served our country,” Adams said in a statement. “It was an honor to serve alongside him, and I know New Yorkers will join me in keeping the Vallone family in your hearts today.” At the time of his death, Vallone served in the Adams administration as deputy commissioner for external affairs within the c…