Gwendolyn Bell, who helped run the Fiorentino Plaza, the Breukelen houses and the Marlboro projects admitted taking about $32,000 in kickbacks between 2019 and 2023 for awarding no-bid contracts to a repair company in the housing units, federal prosecutors said.
The sites are among 21 properties across New York that Hochul announced the state Board for Historic Preservation will recommend for historic recognition.
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The properties include the Boulevard Houses, Fiorentino Plaza, and the Belmont-Sutter Area Houses. This project is being facilitated through the NYCHA’s Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) initiative, in which selected developments receive needed renovations, along with expanded.