"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.
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.
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.