Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Delivery

Delivery workers dropped off a list of demands at the 25th Precinct station house (pictured) and the 40th station house on Monday. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

Deliveristas March to Demand Protection on the Willis Avenue Bridge and Beyond

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

"The bridge is one of the most dangerous in the city and a place where assaults and robberies are frequently committed," said Sergio Solano of El Diario de los Deliveryboys en la Gran Manzana.

Richard Robbins delivering a DoorDash order on the Upper West Side. Photo: Courtesy Richard Robbins

OPINION: What I Learned Delivering for DoorDash

By Richard Robbins | Jun 24, 2021 | No Comments

E-bike workers are in an impossible bind — they have to break the law to earn a living. How we could fix it.

Deliverista Roberto Corrales at City Hall Park on Tuesday. Photo: Dave Colon

In His Own Words: One Deliverista Explains Why Workers Want To Limit Trip Distances

By Streetsblog | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

We talked to Roberto Corrales about why delivery workers are demanding the ability to control the terms of their trips.

Deliveristas rally at City Hall Park for a package of City Hall bills that would regulate delivery apps. Photo: Dave Colon

‘Uber’s Fantasy Novel’: State Gig-Worker Bill Would Limit City’s Proposed Deliverista Rights

By Dave Colon | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

A state proposal that would allow gig workers, such as the city's delivery riders, to form unions and bargain for wages would also undercut recent City Council efforts to give far more rights to those workers, advocates say.

Frank Walrond with his new Rad Power bike. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

New Program Aims to Give E-Bikes to Low-Income Workers

By Fiifi Frimpong | May 21, 2021 | No Comments

Thousands of city commuters' lives will get a bit easier for them — and cleaner for the rest of us — thanks to a new program that will subsidize the purchase of e-bikes or scooters for 10,000 lower-income frontline and essential workers.

STREETS WEEK! New Truck Management Report is Heavy on Historic Details; Light on Future Plans

By Julianne Cuba | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

That said, it's "a step in this direction," said Kate Slevin of the Regional Plan Association.

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