Coronavirus pandemic leaves documented immigrants in limbo
DETROIT When Zak Pashak came to the U.S. from Canada in 2010, he came to build American bikes -- building his Detroit Bikes shop from the ground up. His final interview was scheduled in March -- and then the coronavirus outbreak began. According to a recent report from the immigration watchdog group Boundless Immigration, more than 100,000 immigrants were left in limbo adding to the overall immigration backlog that tops 2.5 million, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Pashak has a standing appointment with Immigration Services when offices do reopen. If offices dont reopen, Pashak and nearly 8,000 would-be citizens in Michigan will be unable to vote in the 2020 Election.
MoGo bike sharing expands in Detroit, southern Oakland County
DETROIT The MoGo bicycle sharing system is expanding in Detroit and southern Oakland County. MoGo launched in Downtown Detroit during the spring of 2017. When we see other people riding bikes in the city, we yell out, Go Mogo, Georgea Cole said. The Cole family, from New Center in Detroit, has been enjoying MoGo since it launched. We now have 620 bikes located at 75 stations in Detroit, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Oak Park, Berkley and Huntington Woods, said Lisa Nuszkowski, founder and CEO of MoGo.
Bikes become hot commodity in Metro Detroit amid pandemic
DETROIT Move over toilet paper and Clorox wipes. Bikes have become one of the hottest commodities during this pandemic. RELATED: Pandemic a boon for the bicycle as thousands snap them upThings are extremely busy at Detroit Bikes off Griswold in Downtown Detroit. So like, in our case we're kind of at least sold out to a 45 day window at a minimum, right now, said Hamilton. So normally, from, you know that I have this entire wall right here this whole bikes typically, I usually have 2030 bikes in the store.