"I want you all to go back to the sites for TJ Li,"
"I need those done...whatever site TJ wants, I need him to get them. Because that's our f***ing people."
"We gotta get that place [HPD] under control, so when we f***ing tell them something, we expect them to make that s*** move,"
Manhattan prosecutors indicted Ingrid Lewis-Martin on four counts of bribery, alleging she used her influence to benefit landlords and developers in exchange for bribes and gifts. Lewis-Martin allegedly helped property owner Tian Ji Li secure city leases to house asylum seekers despite a city employee labeling a site "problematic," and expedited Fire Department and Department of Buildings approvals for a Queens karaoke club. Prosecutors say Li paid Lewis-Martin's son $50,000 and hosted lavish parties. Lewis-Martin also reportedly intervened to advance developer Yechiel Landau's Red Hook affordable housing project and accepted renovations at her house and another official's home.
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