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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An unprecedented eight candidates vying for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council squared off at a candidates’ forum hosted by the local League of Women Voters at the Long Beach …
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By Matthew Ern
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9/3/15
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About 10 minutes before she saw 28-year-old Long Beach resident Tyrenzo Brown stumble from a gunshot wound outside her apartment at 5 Birch Court in the Channel Park Homes early last Saturday, Gail …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/29/14
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Nearly two months after residents of the Channel Park Homes held a rally calling for an end to the gun violence that has erupted at the apartment complex in recent months, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/21/14
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“We can’t live as seniors in a building with no security,” said Annie LaSalle, who lives at 415 National Blvd., a Long Beach Section 8 senior housing building.
The six-story apartment …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/23/13
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Long Beach residents Toni Bunce and Grace Levie were sworn in as commissioners to the Long Beach Housing Authority by City Manager Charles Theofan on Dec. 31.
The five-member commission is …
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1/14/10
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