Submitted by elizabeth-cooper t3_zemwct in nyc
NKtDpt4x t1_iz9gj0t wrote
Reply to comment by burnshimself in Study: NYC is the worst city for delivery and courier drivers in America by elizabeth-cooper
? 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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