The hub offers delivery workers a place to rest and charge e-bike batteries.
A new 'Deliverista Hub' outside New York's City Hall Park offers the city's 80,000 delivery workers a place to rest, charge e-bikes, and make minor bike repairs, writes Corey Fuller in Secret NYC.
The project transformed an abandoned newsstand into "a high-tech oasis" for food couriers. The hub features 40 battery charging cabinets designed to help prevent lithium-ion battery fires. "Organizers are currently finishing up the interior, but within the next couple of weeks, the rooms will be fully outfitted with comfortable seating and a dedicated mini repair shop for quick bike tune-ups and flat tire fixes."
According to Fuller, "The current hub does not feature public restrooms due to a lack of water hookups, but organizers are heavily pushing to see bathroom facilities included in future rest stops."
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