The Crackdown on Illegal Mopeds Has Beaten Down Food-Delivery Workers

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( MONDAY, JUNE 3 DELIVERANCE [How the Mayor’s Crackdown on Illegal Mopeds Has Beaten Down Food-Delivery Workers]( “They’re mostly cracking down on people doing deliveries.” [NYPD Begins Large Scale Crackdown On Illegal Scooters Frequently Used By Delivery Workers And Migrants In The City]( [NYPD Begins Large Scale Crackdown On Illegal Scooters Frequently Used By Delivery Workers And Migrants In The City]( Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images It took delivery worker Eduardo Rodriguez two months, two 90-minute trips (each way) from his home in the Bronx to the city impound lot in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and what he estimates was $8,000 in lost wages and various fines and fees to spring his 1500cc Gusite from custody after it was seized on Fordham Road. “This is causing me a lot of pain and suffering,” he tells me. He had been using an e-bike for deliveries, but when it was stolen, he upgraded to a more powerful moped that gave him more speed and distance to better satisfy the increasing demands of the delivery apps. He says he was unaware that since the new one was technically a “Class A moped,” he was now required to have a motorcycle license in addition to registration. “Why no education? We’re trying to do things the right way,” he says. “They could give us a chance. There could be a warning system.” [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [And Just Like That … Brings SJP Back to Gramercy Park A moment with SJP as she shoots season three of And Just Like That … John Corbett, a.k.a. Aidan, made an appearance that day as well.]( [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Run to see the double-wide, $3,850 three-bedroom.]( By Nora DeLigter [The Branded Towers of Miami No one will even build a luxury building in the city without a name brand attached to it.]( By Kim Velsey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved