This just in, excerpted, from ex-Freepster Joel Thurtell at Joel on the Road:
I asked [the mayor's office] if it was true that the mayor is talking to Matty about a sale of Riverside Park. My answer came by e-mail today:

Joel,
There are discussions to sell Riverside Park to Mr. Moroun.
Karen Dumas
Group Executive/Communications
Office of Mayor Dave Bing
City of Detroit
Manuel “Matty” Moroun needs the park land because without it, he wouldn’t be able to build a new bridge beside the old Ambassador.

Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard sent his application for a permit to build a new bridge back to Matty, saying he lacked the means to build a bridge when he didn’t own the land on which it would be situated.