The facility, at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, is named after Jason Hargrove, a DDOT bus driver who died from COVID-19 in 2020.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
Gilbert Family Foundation’s $15M grant kickstarts third phase of Strategic Neighborhood Fund
The fund is meant to invigorate 10 Detroit neighborhoods with parks, streetscapes, commercial corridors and housing.
Detroit City Council to assemble commission to represent renters
Detroit renters have long raised concerns about substandard living conditions and evictions, and pushed for accountability from landlords.
Gleaners market-style food center planned for metro Detroiters in need
Construction for Gleaners’ new food assistance service in Warren is slated to begin this summer and the facility is expected to open early 2025.
FEMA to close recovery centers in Wayne County
The deadline to apply for federal aid for help recovering from August storms that hit Michigan is May 8. Help centers are slated to close Wednesday.
Detroit Thrive: NFL Draft food rescue, plans for unhoused
Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.
Homeless service providers want to be ‘proactive’ ahead of NFL Draft
At the end of March, there were 52 people living unsheltered in the downtown area based on estimates from street outreach teams.
Report: Detroit home values increased nearly $4B since bankruptcy
A University of Michigan report examined how much wealth Detroit homeowners accumulated since the city’s bankruptcy and if that growth was equitable.
Detroit seniors ‘sick’ of rental housing conditions, demand change
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and residents say seniors are facing poor living conditions in apartments throughout the city.
Food rescue nonprofit seeks volunteers to collect NFL Draft donations
Metro Food Rescue anticipates rescuing enough food for as many as 30,000 meals from the NFL Draft for organizations addressing increased need.