The change takes effect on Sunday. It is the last step in an effort to bring modern toll collecting to all of the Port Authority’s tunnels and bridges. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Delivery Services”
Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
App services warn that a proposed wage increase for New York City workers could mean higher delivery costs. Source: New York Times
UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Killing Worker Over Duck Sauce Found Dead, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
Authorities were checking on the man, Glenn Hirsch, after he failed to appear in court, according to his lawyer, who said his client appeared to have shot himself. Source: New York Times
Fatal Shooting of Deliveryman Stuns a Queens Neighborhood
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2022
Zhiwen Yan, who delivered Chinese food in Forest Hills, had a signature greeting for customers: “Hello, my friend!” He was killed on his scooter at a stoplight. Source: New York Times
Warehouses Transform N.Y.C. Neighborhoods as E-Commerce Booms
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
The region is home to the largest concentration of online shoppers in the country. The facilities, key to delivering packages on time, are reshaping neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
Gorillas, the Rapid Delivery Service, Is Changing Berlin. Is N.Y.C. Next?
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
In Germany’s capital, workers are striking, congestion is on the rise and the German bodega — the spätkauf — is under threat. Source: New York Times
A 15-Minute Grocery Delivery That Took 21 Minutes
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
Source: New York Times
15-Minute Grocery Delivery Has Come to N.Y.C. Not Everyone Is Happy.
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2021
A half-dozen grocery services offer speed and convenience, but critics worry about their effect on neighborhood stores and crowded city streets. Source: New York Times
New York Bike Delivery Workers Band Together for Safety
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2021
Robbers are targeting them in the city, and thefts of their electric bikes have risen. Many are banding together to protect one another. Source: New York Times
‘It’s Like Kismet’: How a Long-Empty Building Found the Perfect Tenant
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
This old, triangular clinic was created to serve the poor and infirm. God’s Love We Deliver was up to the task. Source: New York Times
Food Delivery Apps Sue NY Over Fee Limits
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Grubhub, Uber Eats and Door Dash have characterized a 15 percent cap on fees charged to restaurants as an unconstitutional measure that will hurt consumers. Source: New York Times
A Delivery Man Struggled Through Ida. The Man Who Filmed Him Wants to Help.
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2021
A photographer who captured a viral video of a delivery man in the storm wants to donate the licensing fees from the clip. Source: New York Times
They Risked Their Lives During Covid. They Still Don’t Earn Minimum Wage.
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2021
Surveys of food deliverers and others who work for app-based services illustrate the hazards they have faced during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Fending Off the Package Pirates
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2021
Are you tired of deliveries being stolen before you have the chance to retrieve them? Outdoor package bins offer a solution. Source: New York Times