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Today, we break another great story about how our delivery workers are exploited. Sophia Lebowitz was leaked documents that show, clearly, how Grubhub got around city minimum pay laws by outsourcing some deliveries another company that, temporarily, was not subject to the law.
In addition, Lebowitz spent a cold night out with a delivery worker for Relay, the company in question.
In a bit of levity, we return to our epic March (Parking) Madness contest, this time focusing on Staten Island for the Final Four. And best of all, you get to vote.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
The top cop’s decision came even though the NYPD’s patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk.
The urbanist journalist doesn’t think QueensWay will prevent the city and state from installing rail in the future.
Intercity bus companies already pay to use city curbs. A modest increase could help give passengers a better place to wait.
The mayor faces heat from Streetsblog-reading reporters. Plus other news.
The administration offers a 104-page vision statement that’s a bit hazy on the specifics.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
