Flashpoint: Detroit mayor expands on State of City address

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DETROIT – We’re on the cusp of welcoming easily 300,000 people to Downtown Detroit as the NFL Draft rolls into town this week.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made it clear in his State of the City address last week he views this as a relaunch of Detroit and how it’s perceived in the national consciousness. The mayor sat down with us to talk about what’s ahead.

General Motors is on the move. It is leaving the Renaissance Center and heading down Woodward Avenue to anchor Dan Gilbert’s new Hudson’s development. So, how what do we do with five and a half million square feet? It’s an opportunity -- a daunting one though.

Crime stats in Detroit are moving in the right direction, but there was a large surprise in the numbers for the last six months and it was all predicted on a $10 million gamble.

You can watch the April 21, 2024, episode of Flashpoint in the video player above.


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