Submitted by elizabeth-cooper t3_zemwct in nyc
clorox2 t1_iz7jpkc wrote
Reply to comment by holeeray in Study: NYC is the worst city for delivery and courier drivers in America by elizabeth-cooper
Guys on electric bikes zipping in and out of traffic.
burnshimself t1_iz8a6l7 wrote
The backbone of this city, and I mean that in all seriousness.
NKtDpt4x t1_iz9gj0t wrote
? This city existed for hundreds of years before delivery people on ebikes and doordash.
shanninc t1_iz9s4i2 wrote
Bike curriers have been the backbone of this city throughout the history of modern industry.
Talk to anyone who worked in marketing or legal before the invention of the fax machine, as one example.
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Edit: Here's a NYT article from 1988 talking about the messenger industry https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/16/business/the-messenger-business-far-more-than-bikes-now.html
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