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The senator was accused of taking part in a years-long bribery scheme to do favors for New Jersey businessmen and foreign governments.
The plans, updated since the property was rezoned in 2021, would bring more than 600 apartments, including affordable units, to the neighborhood.
The quarterly report does not include the name of the former deputy mayor. But Elena Gottreich identified herself as the accused and denied ever drinking on the job, calling the allegations “ridiculous and absurd.”
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office reportedly told alderpersons the mayor will fill the long-vacant Zoning chair with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, a choice that has some in the business community and their Council allies very concerned.