Sophia Lebowitz
Have Cake, Eat It Too: Delivery Workers Earning More, Industry Booming With Minimum Pay Standard
New data shows record-setting consumer revenue for delivery apps.
September 9, 2025
The Ire This Time: City Seeks the Power To Confiscate Unsafe E-Bike Batteries From Poor Delivery Workers
Uncertified batteries can no longer legally be sold in the city, but many workers are still using them because they are less expensive.
September 8, 2025
Council Bill Will Force Delivery Apps to Make Roadways Safer — Though, Of Course, The Apps Object
The bill would require safety equipment, plus a safety course.
September 4, 2025
Instacart Now Claims it ‘Supports’ Worker Minimum Wage That It Fought To Defeat; Experts See ‘Corporate Spin’
After an all-out campaign against a minimum wage for its workers, Instacart now claims it "supports" the bill. But that's just "a flat-out lie," said one worker advocate.
September 2, 2025
MONEY TALKS: Business Interests Call the Shots in Eric Adams’s New York
Forget the bribery charges — you don't have to break the law to buy influence in the Big Apple.
August 28, 2025
GHOSTING: Drivers with ‘Ghost Plates’ Are Speeding Through New York City Streets
Cars with fake, obscured, or mismatched license plates continue to wreak havoc on city streets, a City Council report revealed.
August 28, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Blessed’ By Duffy and Byford Edition
Sean Duffy became the latest in a long line of politicians to make big promises about New York Penn Station. Plus more news.
August 28, 2025
INVASION OF THE BODY-SNATCHERS: Self-Driving Taxis Have Come for Your Roads, Jobs
What could possibly go wrong? Perhaps we get safer streets. Perhaps every taxi driver loses his or her job.
August 25, 2025
City Council Vows To Override Mayor’s ‘Senseless’ Vetoes
Speaker Adrienne Adams vows to override the mayor's recent vetoes of two bills that would expand labor protections and minimum wage to grocery delivery workers using Instacart.
August 14, 2025
As Mayor Adams Preps Veto of Minimum Wage Bill, Instacart Boasts ‘Squeezing’ Its Workers
Instacart's months-long campaign against pay parity for grocery delivery workers appears to have borne fruit with a mayor who claims he supports workers.
August 12, 2025
