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How an Ex-Delivery Worker Upended NYC’s Streets
Ou Zhou has hit it big selling fast, low-cost electric bikes and mopeds to delivery workers, transforming New York City streets in the process. But can his empire survive?
January 31, 2025
The Instacart Loophole: Workers Are Not Covered By Minimum Wage
Recently arrived immigrants from Africa are turning to Instacart with few other options for work.
November 14, 2024
Should Delivery Apps Pay to Stem ‘Chaos’ on the Streets?
In New York, a leading street safety group thinks so.
February 20, 2024
Meet The NYC E-Bike Riders That Politicians Keep Demonizing
One has bad knees and needs help to get around. Another has kids who have to get to soccer. And another buys groceries in one big trip. They're e-bike users — and they oppose a controversial City Council bill that would require license plates and registration.
November 9, 2023
Electric Moped Company Revel Bails on Two Wheelers in Full Transition to Taxis
They’re pumping the brakes on mopeds.
November 3, 2023
Opinion: NYC E-Bike License Proposal Misses the Mark on Pedestrian Safety
A bill backed by a majority of City Council members would create a bureaucratic nightmare and discourage e-bike use while ignoring the root of the problem: lackluster infrastructure and unsafe work standards.
October 11, 2023
The Moped Crisis: Safe Streets Group Issues Policy Recommendations
The city needs to rein in illegal mopeds with a combination of cracking down on rogue vendors, building safer roads for all users and better educating users.
September 12, 2023
The Moped Crisis — An Analysis: New York City Needs a Systemic Fix, Justice for Workers and Accountability by Tech Giants
Mayhem — and, more accurately, the perception of mayhem — on the streets of the city is provoking a new backlash against delivery workers. But are poor workers really the ones to blame?
August 23, 2023
Opinion: E-Bike Charging Stations in Former Newstands Won’t Get it Done
The Doordash/GrubHub/UberEats tech bros business model is basically, "Burning Man for me, burning apartments for thee."
October 12, 2022
Can E-Mopedsharing Help Wean Americans Off Car Ownership?
Electric moped sharing became one of the most rapidly growing alternatives to driving in cities around the world during 2021 — but America lags behind, mostly because our roads are too dangerous.
November 30, 2021
