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Grubhub is partnering with JOCO to provide free e-bikes to delivery workers. Photo: Grubhub

Second Delivery Company Steps Up to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

Another tech giant is now stepping up to help delivery workers access safe e-bikes amid a scourge of deadly fires linked to faulty lithium-ion batteries — a week after Uber unveiled two trade-in programs to swap out bad power packs.

Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.

Guinder Rodas, whose brother Yener, was stabbed to death on Aug. 20, speaks during his vigil. Photo: Julianne Cuba

‘We Are Devastated’: Family of Slain Sunset Park Delivery Worker Demands Justice

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

On Tuesday night, dozens of family members, friends, and mourners crowded onto the same sidewalk in Sunset Park where Yener Rodas, a delivery worker, was stabbed to death during a botched robbery last Saturday.

Queens Council Member and Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers speaks during the rally to demand $3.1 billion funding for the Street Master Plan back in April. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Pols and Advocates to Mayor: Put More Money Into the Streets Master Plan

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 22, 2022 | No Comments

There's impatience in the air.

Streetsies 2021: The Advocate of the Year

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 23, 2021 | No Comments

The nominees include a leader of the deliverista movement, an indefatigable Chelsea legend, the Riders Alliance, the Bridges for People campaign and a woman who yelled at Eric Adams to do more about road safety.

An e-bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane near W. 78th Street. File photo: Lisa Orman

DoorDash Joins 15-Minute-or-Less Grocery Delivery Biz, Risking Workers’ Lives, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

A major food delivery app is now promising grocery deliveries to your doorstep in under 15 minutes, joining the growing market of ultra-fast delivery from start-ups such as Gorillas, JOKR, and Fridge No More.

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