food delivery

NYPD clears out dozens of 'unlawful' delivery bikes from front of Roosevelt Hotel shelter

Dozens of delivery bikes parked outside The Roosevelt Hotel have been cleared away by NYPD as part a stepped-up crackdown on unregistered and illegal mopeds and e-bikes.

NYC food delivery workers slam 'greedy apps' over tips, safety during heated City Council hearing

“We want to know how people’s pay is being calculated. The fact that we are fighting these apps on this is insane.”

NYC food delivery worker stabbed by 2 robbers who stole $20 and fled on his scooter: cops

A food delivery worker was stabbed in the chest by a pair of robbers who swiped his scooter and a measly $20 in Brooklyn, cops said Friday. 

Walmart shopper slammed as 'thief' for not scanning his items in viral video — but insists he was doing his job

The video has been posted on nearly all social media sites, and even racked up over 15.6 million views on one post alone.

DoorDash delivery driver calls black customer racial slur in video caught by her doorbell camera

"And YES it was the HARD ER," the customer said in a post.

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter banned from Uber Eats job days after he's seen making deliveries amid fraud scandal

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter was given the boot from yet another job.

I go grocery shopping at Costco without paying for a membership — it couldn't be easier

A savvy shopper created a value-sized stir online after claiming she picks up her favorite treats from the store without paying the $60 annual fee.

Man orders McDonald's burger with 'everything removed' — and receives an empty box

He ordered McDonald's and got jack in the box instead.

Instacart driver says she attempted food delivery to prison for 'death row inmate feast'

A delivery driver is attracting attention online after she claimed in a TikTok video that a food order she picked up was requested to be delivered to a prison for...

One in five food app delivery workers are assaulted on job: study

Nearly 21% of delivery drivers reported being attacked while working for food ordering apps, while 22% claimed they were seriously injured on the job.

Mother's Day food deals: All the ways you can treat Mom on Sunday

Here's your reminder that Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 12.

Stomach-turning video captures human 'pizza rat' scarfing down toppings while delivering pie in Brooklyn

A security camera in a Brooklyn elevator caught a delivery driver plucking off toppings from a Papa John's pie as he rode up to the customer's apartment.

Republican senators probe Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub after Post report on migrant workers

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Ted Budd (R-NC) blasted out letters to three major food ordering platforms demanding to know what steps they are taking to prevent illegal immigrants from hijacking their...

I'm marrying my GrubHub delivery driver — it was love at first knock

Hannah Bullerman was only expecting fried pickles and chicken wings at her doorstep — but love rang instead in the form of a "kind-eyed" GrubHub driver.

NYC's food delivery tip proposals are a recipe for disaster

City Councilmember Shaun Abreu has introduced two bills that would require apps to prompt users to tip before the delivery is made — and set a default minimum suggested tip...

FreshDirect may go under as parent Getir looks to cut costs: 'Don’t see how it lasts longer than a year'

Ahold gave Getir $151 million “to take FreshDirect off [its] hands,” and invested an additional $30 million into Getir.

People on weight loss drugs like Ozempic save big on restaurants, take-out: survey

People taking popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro have slashed their spending at restaurants and on take-out orders, according to a new survey. A staggering 63% of those...

Eat it: Supermarkets and urban grocery concepts are swarming NYC

Across the city’s boroughs, grocery stores are seeing green. The craters left by now-defunct big-box retail outlets, casualties of the pandemic, are proving to be fruitful opportunities for well-positioned purveyors...