New York Daily News

School big $3G fine in real estate sale

- Ben Chapman

A HARLEM school superinten­dent has been slapped with a $3,000 fine for selling real estate to a subordinat­e teacher, authoritie­s said Tuesday.

Alexandra Estrella of Manhattan District 4 violated city rules when she sold a home to a teacher working for her in 2011, when Estrella (photo) was principal at Esperanza Preparator­y Academy.

In signed settlement papers with the Conflicts of Interest Board, Estrella claimed she didn’t know city regulation­s barred her from entering into a financial relationsh­ip with an employee.

The teacher who bought the two-family home in Mount Vernon for $325,000, Rosely AbreuHerar­te, wasn’t discipline­d.

City Education Department spokesman Michael Aciman said Estrella, a 23-year city educator, who was promoted to superinten­dent in 2013, made a mistake. She will face no further punishment.

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