A jury heard testimony last week in the trial of a Long Beach man who is charged with the murder of 28-year-old Tyrenzo Brown outside the Channel Park housing complex in 2014.
Antonio Webb, 24, …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/23/17
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A few months after city officials called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate alleged neglect of Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the federal agency reported that it found no disrepair or mold in the housing complex.
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By Ben Strack
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7/6/16
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Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes were neglected after Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released last week by ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based civil rights organization. It concluded that there had been a lack of remediation at the public housing development, and that mold-infested homes there continued to pose a health hazard.
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By Ben Strack
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4/6/16
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In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/6/16
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Exterminators sprayed two apartments at the Channel Park Homes for bed bugs earlier this month after tenants reported the problem to the Long Beach Housing Authority, but officials are hoping others who might be dealing with the issue will step forward as well.
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By Ben Strack
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2/18/16
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Marcus Tinker, a member of the Christian Light Baptist Church, was with fellow members of the North Park Neighborhood Watch on one of their regular community walks last Friday at about 10:40 …
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By Matthew Ern
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11/11/15
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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford announced last week that she is seeking funding to bring the Shotspotter Gunshot Detection and Location system to the Long Beach Police Department. The system …
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By Matthew Ern
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7/15/15
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Hurricane Sandy left Evangel Revival Community Church so badly damaged that it had to be completely gutted, but the Rev. Delores Miller never lost faith.
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By Matthew Ern
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6/10/15
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Tyrenzo Brown loved people. He loved his family and he loved his kids, Brown’s uncle, James Hodge, told the crowd. He had recently found out he was going to have another son, Hodge said.
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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10/8/14
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A Long Beach man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the murder of 28-year-old Tyrenzo Brown at the Channel Park Homes last weekend.
Nassau County police said 22-year-old Antonio Webb, of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/2/14
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