It's one small hub for a few humans, but what's needed is a giant leap for humankind. The city has begun construction on the first federally funded “Deliverista Hub,” transforming a long-abandoned City Hall news stand into a place for workers to charge, relax, and access other services.
It's "a breakthrough in how cities support app delivery workers and advance just climate transitions," the Worker's Justice Project said in a statement.
But one small spot in Lower Manhattan isn't enough for the estimated 80,000 delivery workers in New York City. Even with the absence of dedicated infrastructure from the city for delivery workers, the group has turned to newly designed public space which builds on the ways that people used outdoor space during the pandemic.
