I wrote about how delivery work in New York has evolved to become extremely fast, dangerous, and precarious, and about how workers are fighting to change things. For @NYMag and @Verge:
https://twitter.com/NYMag/status/1437387765667307522
Apps place all the physical practicalities of actually getting food to customers on the workers, who improvise solutions. They buy e-bikes and use garages for shelter. It’s effective but costly. A fully outfitted bike is about $2500, garages $120 a month. theverge.com/22667600/deliv… 
Late last year, rising bike thefts galvanized workers. The thefts were often violent, and police rarely took them seriously. I met workers who were discouraged from filing reports, visited precincts multiple times, called 911 and never heard back. curbed.com/article/nyc-de…
Workers formed the group Los Deliveristas Unidos and lobbied for security, regulation, and better working conditions. Others formed volunteer civil guards and started tracking down stolen bikes themselves. curbed.com/article/nyc-de…
There are thousands of delivery workers across the city at any given time and they can respond extremely quickly to thefts. They patrol dangerous bridges and recover stolen bikes, but it’s risky — workers have been stabbed and attacked in the process. theverge.com/22667600/deliv…
Watch the film by @danilorparra, who followed workers on the job
Many thanks to @philip_nyc for the powerful photos, to @gvsmith and @knguyen for their thoughtful editing, and to the many workers who shared their stories.
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