Tag Archives: Riverside Park

Bridge ‘logic’

Posted on November 19, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The Occupy Wall Street people got the boot. After a scant few weeks taking over a privately-run public park, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said enough was enough. Out you go. Can’t steal a public park. Ditto … Continue reading →

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Matty’s fence — gone!

Posted on June 4, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell By the time we got to Riverside Park a bit after six Friday afternoon, June 4, 2011, Matty’s fence was gone. The metal poles that once supported it were still standing in a row parallel to the … Continue reading →

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Matty’s fence

Posted on June 3, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Wonder what this might mean: An electronic flyer from Detroit Bridge Watch calls for “Community Action to Take Back Riverside Park.” Wow! Is somebody going to take direct action to return a stolen park to the city … Continue reading →

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Bridge manual

Posted on February 2, 2011 by hro50ta1

From: Billionaire To: Jailbird Subject: Handbook for stealing public land 1. Hire all the lawyers. 2. Sue all governments. 3. Decide what we want. 4.  Take it. 5. If somebody objects, sue. 6. Sue first, figure things out later. We take … Continue reading →

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Matty & the judge

Posted on June 30, 2010 by hro50ta1

Here is the ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland putting Matty Moroun’s claim of federal powers right where it belongs: In the garbage. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION COMMODITIES EXPORT COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, … Continue reading →

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Eat your heart out, Matty!

Posted on May 2, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell We put a boat into the Detroit River at Riverside Park on Saturday afternoon, May 1, 2010. It felt great! Thanks to Matty Moroun, the billionaire owner of the nearby Ambassador Bridge, no boat had set forth … Continue reading →

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Volunteers for Riverside

Posted on April 30, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Volunteer workers are needed to make improvements on Detroit’s Riverside Park. Matty Moroun’s fence — declared illegal by a Detroit judge — still surrounds part of the city’s Riverside Park, but the billionaire’s squatting won’t stop people … Continue reading →

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Questions for Mayor Bing

Posted on March 19, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell So hizzoner isn’t going to SELL Detroit’s Riverside Park to Matty. Maybe Matty doesn’t need to BUY the park to become its owner. If I recall correctly, Matty didn’t BUY the Michigan Central building. He acquired it … Continue reading →

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Matty: Still squattin’ on Riverside Park

Posted on September 22, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A year ago today, I went looking for the public boat launch at Detroit’s Riverside Park and was run out of the park by a shotgun-totin’ goon employed by Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. It soon … Continue reading →

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Playing Matty’s game

Posted on May 14, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell That fence that popped up last weekend at Detroit’s Riverside Park extension was not, as some thought, the doing of billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. Apologies to Matty. The latest fence was the handiwork of … Continue reading →

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