On Thursday, October 15, a large group of food delivery workers took to the streets to address the issue of bike theft and to demand protection as essential workers. The protest began on 72nd and Broadway at 2pm.
More than 100 Latino #NYCDeliveryWorkers, almost all on e-bikes, are demonstrating outside the 72nd Street 1/2/3 stop. A few “Delivery Guys Lives Matter” signs. pic.twitter.com/tCldi9OQCJ
— Jeff Coltin (@JCColtin) October 15, 2020
All these bells and buzzers together make a hell of a sound ??? pic.twitter.com/FKzWbXjcLC
— Jeff Coltin (@JCColtin) October 15, 2020
#upperwestside #nycprotest these folks are still here! Completely support their mission – delivery workers keep our city pumping. pic.twitter.com/dWCjRe4gyq
— Riki Lynn (@rikilynn) October 15, 2020
After congregating on the Upper West Side, the group headed south to City Hall where a press conference took place.
The Workers Justice Project [WJP] ‘organizes low-wage, immigrant New Yorkers to build power to win change that advances economic, racial, and workplace justice,’ and has been promoting this protest throughout the week.
On October 8, delivery workers also protested silently outside of the 20th Precinct on 82nd Street. While we were unable to confirm official details behind this earlier event, it appears to have been motivated by the same issues.
Featured image provided by NYC reporter Jeff Coltin.
I love to see this I didn’t know about it if I know about it I will be there I am delivery driver too we are working hard but we don’t get paid well the are some bad guys out there steals our bikes .we working hard to make money and buy it they take it from us sell it
Some card driver don’t respect us they hit us by their car don’t stop looking if we are ok and those who speaker espanol don’t like see bike on the road taxi drivers
Wait a minute, I thought we all wanted to get rid of the police.
What does the police have to do with this … they are not there when they get hit or when they are getting robbed so the police only taking the dam report…this have nothing to do with police because if you are human you not going to just sit there and watch someone get hurt….
?? Please explain to me who wants to get rid of police? Don the Con who wants to defund the most populous states and cities because he knows they vote against him?
Dear Amy Bleu. No one ever said to get rid of the police. The WAY the police depts operate and the systemic racism is the problem. Co v is here for a reason. Amerikkka needs a real wake up call. Have’nt you learned anything when the statues were defaced/pushed over? Get your nose out of your ass and wake up! Everyone who is being neglected has a right to make effective change. And maybe I will one day call this place america and not amerikkka.
Why we do that?
I don’t think anybody wants to “get rid of the police”. But we do want openness and accountability, so we can get rid of the bad ones.
I never lived on the UWS. Taught for a spell in an elementary school in the West 90’s
40 years ago. The Bd of Ed gave us an official card to display on our windshields so we would’t get parking tickets and be towed.
Are thew delivery people allowed to lock up their bikes during a delivery? Are there cameras on the streets capturing the thieves?
I would be angry too if I paid taxes and was ignored.
Ida (Jerusalem)