NYC
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The ‘Coalition’ Fighting NYC’s Delivery Bill Is 97% Amazon Money, State Filings Show
Amazon put $5,001,377 behind the Five Borough Jobs Campaign — 97% of its disclosed 2026 funding — to fight a bill the city’s own injury data helped inspire. Here are the numbers on both sides.
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New York Fined a Delivery App $875,000 for Overcharging Immigrant-Owned Restaurants
NYC reached an $875,000 settlement with delivery app HungryPanda for charging restaurants illegal fees above the city’s caps — the first time it has enforced the fee-cap law to protect business owners, with restitution for 380+ mostly immigrant-owned shops.
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America’s Secret Society: Inside the Hidden World of Competitive Softball
America’s Secret Society: Inside the Hidden World of Competitive Softball To an outsider walking in cold, competitive amateur softball looks simple enough: grown adults, a ball, some shouting, maybe a beer or two. Spend a weekend inside an IBEW Local 3 tournament, though, and that assumption falls apart fast. What’s actually happening on those fields…
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Uber and Lyft Now Keep Roughly a Quarter of Every New York Fare — But Not the Way You’ve Heard
New York’s trip-by-trip records show Uber and Lyft’s cut tripled since 2019 to ~23–24%. But the “50–80% take” claim? True on about one ride in thirty — we tested it against 20 million rides.
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New York Makes Apps Confess When an Algorithm Priced You. We Caught DoorDash Disclosing It — and Found the Carve-Out That Shields Uber and Lyft
Since Nov. 10, 2025, New York requires apps to state “this price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.” We found DoorDash disclosing it — and a carve-out that leaves Uber and Lyft ride fares largely untouched.
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New York Says Uber Eats and DoorDash Used ‘Design Tricks’ to Cut Delivery Workers’ Tips by $554 Million
A city report found the two apps buried the tip prompt — and tips cratered to $0.76 a delivery while rivals held at $2.17. It’s the worker-side mirror of the delivery economics we’ve been documenting.
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The FTC Is Finally Moving on Hidden Delivery-App Fees — and Our Own NYC Audit Shows Exactly What It’s Looking For
The FTC opened a nationwide rulemaking on deceptive food- and grocery-delivery fees. USA Times spent months pricing the same food on the apps and at the counter — here’s what we found.
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New York’s Rideshare Fleet Is Going Electric Faster Than the Law Requires
By Betty ParsonsNew York City’s rule requiring Uber and Lyft to shift toward electric and wheelchair-accessible vehicles is running ahead of its own schedule. The data — trip volumes, charging infrastructure, fleet composition — shows exactly how, and where the pace may be about to get much harder to hold. The mandate, in plain termsThe…
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Why New Yorkers Walk So Fast
The first time you visit New York City, it feels like everyone is in a hurry. People weave effortlessly through crowds. Subway riders somehow know exactly where to stand before the train arrives. Someone sighs because you paused for three seconds at the top of the stairs. Even ordering a bagel can feel like a…
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Why NYC Is Obsessed With Softball
It’s more than a game—it’s where friendships begin, careers connect, and New Yorkers find community in a city that never slows down. “After work, this is where I can forget about everything else.” – Sean T. On any summer evening, parks across New York City transform into something special. The crack of a bat echoes…