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
Posts published in “Delivery Services”
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
How Essential Workers Who Shared Their Sundays With Us Are Doing, One Year In
By Gotham Rex on March 21, 2021
A nurse struggles with low morale; a waiter worries about a rush to normalcy; a respiratory therapist recovers from Covid, and more. Source: New York Times
The Dangerous Job of Making Deliveries in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2021
As demand skyrocketed during the pandemic, robberies and violent assaults increased against the people bringing food to customers’ homes. Source: New York Times
Amazon Went on a New York Buying Spree as Online Shopping Surged
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
The e-commerce giant added at least nine new warehouses in the city over the past year as 2.4 million packages a day strained the nation’s largest urban delivery system. Source: New York Times
Food Delivery Apps Are Booming. Their Workers Are Often Struggling.
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2020
Delivery drivers have been essential to feeding New York, while boosting sales for companies like DoorDash and Uber. But they say work conditions have gotten worse. Source: New York Times
Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2020
The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million. Source: New York Times
Have a New Address? Don’t Lose Your Mail
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2020
If you’ve decided to temporarily relocate, make sure your essential correspondence and eagerly anticipated packages can find you. Source: New York Times
NJ Flood Dragged Her Into a Tunnel. Miraculously, She Survived.
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
“I’m going to die here, I don’t want to keep trying,” recalled Nathalia Bruno, a food deliverer in New Jersey. “But then I saw a flash of light.” Source: New York Times
New York City’s Curfew: What You Need to Know
By Gotham Rex on June 2, 2020
Yes, you will most likely need to be indoors, or at least out of any public area, by 8 p.m. Source: New York Times