NEW w/@OliviaBensimon, Instacart, and other grocery delivery services, are not a part of the city's minimum wage law for delivery workers. Recent arrivals from West African countries are turning to this work, with few other options to make ends meet.

RT @ammorano: Great snapshot of the Atlantic Ave rezoning by @SophLebo! There won't be another chance to reshape Atlantic Ave for decades.…

RT @StreetsblogNYC: DEEP DIVE: Reporter @SophLebo analyzed the Council's efforts on street safety in 2024 ... and found it lacking in so ma…

RT @StreetsblogNYC: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: @nypdpc Tisch rolls out new policy to reduce high-speed NYPD chases that make streets unsafe. Reportin…

Opponents of congestion pricing are trying to claim the tolling scheme unfairly forces New Yorkers onto a dangerous subway system, but it's more complicated.

Bus drivers working the slowest route in lower Manhattan, the M50, say that they are feeling a positive difference since congestion pricing.

The Streetsblog Photoshop Desk was hard at work this year.

The “bike” in this pic is actually a moped…. which is already required to be registered and insured by state law. The way politicians and media can’t figure out the difference between mopeds and e-bikes makes the conversation about Intro 606 more difficult.

RT @JohnSurico: Can I get a notification every time someone parks in front of my house? I didn't agree to it — frankly, nobody even asked —…

RT @THECITYNY: The number of car crashes following police chases has skyrocketed under Mayor Eric Adams. https://t…

Council Members @OsseChi and @dr_yusefsalaam have both pulled their support for a bill that would require registration for all e-bikes. There are still 29 Council Members signed on as co-sponsors.

RT @StreetsblogNYC: Rodríguez says that a vast majority of NYers are placing delivery orders every week. "The street is public access." "O…

RT @StreetsblogNYC: "If [Intro 606] becomes law, not only will it fail to achieve its own stated goals, it will stand alone as one of the m…

Tomorrow the City Council will hear a bill that, if passed, would require all e-bikes to be registered with @NYC_DOT. Civil rights experts warn that this type of bill could be a type of "stop and frisk" for the city's immigrant delivery workforce.

@OliviaBensimon We also made a video explaining the problem: