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COUGH, COUGH, COUGH: City Must Raise Cost of Idling Tickets, Says Progressive Community Board
The penalty for filling New Yorkers' lungs with pollution is too low.
December 3, 2021
Council to Seek Per-Minute Charge on E-Commerce Companies Like Amazon and UPS
Council Speaker Corey Johnson called the idea “important” and “innovative.”
November 23, 2021
Report: New York’s Essential Delivery Workers are Underpaid, Underappreciated, Victimized
Low pay. Grueling hours. Long work weeks. Theft. Crashes. Discomfort. Disrespect. This is the life of the New York City delivery worker.
September 13, 2021
Deliveristas Face Yet Another Deadly Threat — Exploding Cheap E-Bike Batteries
“We want to really stress the seriousness of this situation,” said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro.
September 9, 2021
Delivery and Immigrant Communities Protest Death of Working Cyclist During Police Chase
"We demand a full investigation," said a leader of the Islamic center to which the victim, Borkot Ullah, belonged.
July 30, 2021
Deliveristas March to Demand Protection on the Willis Avenue Bridge and Beyond
"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.
June 29, 2021
OPINION: What I Learned Delivering for DoorDash
Richard Robbins
June 24, 2021
In His Own Words: One Deliverista Explains Why Workers Want To Limit Trip Distances
We talked to Roberto Corrales about why delivery workers are demanding the ability to control the terms of their trips.
June 9, 2021
‘Uber’s Fantasy Novel’: State Gig-Worker Bill Would Limit City’s Proposed Deliverista Rights
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.
May 25, 2021
New Program Aims to Give E-Bikes to Low-Income Workers
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.
May 21, 2021
