Because that would be an "employee perk" and these guys are explicitly not employees.

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People who order overpriced food don't need the tax revenue.

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Bloomberg tried to do this years ago. I wonder if Adrienne Adams had a position on it back then. BdB opposed it before all of a sudden deciding it was his idea when he became mayor.

I'm all for a charging station and rest stop, but that empty newsstand was great when it was a little coffee space that served everyone in a public plaza. We should not have to give up a great-looking newsstand when there are plenty of other charging bathroom options in the area that could be used.

Because the projects were built by Robert Moses

1.8! Walked 677 miles in '22

At the end of the day you aren’t just subsidizing the companies, you are subsiding the customer/end user.

Literally a system where the least productive members of society control the city’s development.

A well-adjusted person doesn’t have time to show up and debate every time a parking spot is added or removed, a bike path installed, a liquor license awarded, or a building refurbished. They elected a representative to make those calls. This just rewards the 10 people radically against something in the face of the 1000 people moderately for it. And many of these people’s identities revolve more around what they are against than what they are for.

Ok what if we clap and bang our pots and pans in the streets at 7pm instead

I stopped ordering door dash after VC stopped subsidizing it - maybe like 5 years ago haha. I just realized the solution was for me to call a restaurant for pickup and bike myself. Turns out it was quicker, cheaper, and plus side of exercise.

But yeah, in reality pedestrians suffer because the side walk is so much smaller than roads with parking for cars. I am all for eliminating all free parking and returning the space to bikes and pedestrians.

I’m always happy to get rid of parking spaces, but the reason they congregate where they do is bc it’s an easy location for them to pick up deliveries and that’s the fault of the apps. So it would be a moving target at which point you’re giving a business free real estate. I would like the apps and the restaurants to pay for this inconvenience personally. I should note. I don’t use DoorDash or Uber eats and almost never seamless, I’d rather just call a local restaurant with its own delivery people and not a chain restaurant

He's learned from the US slavery constitution that denied human beings the right to live free.

Make them elected then, not political appointees. It's still a bastion of NIMBY power though, and that power needs to be eroded.

This is kind of naive. Sure I'd love to contribute to my CB meetings, but I have a full time job and not a lot of free time. I'd imagine that lots of folks are in the same boat.

You know who has the time to participate in CB meetings? Old rich retirees. Which is why CBs are universally full of curmudgeonly NIMBYs.

I may be spoiled, as I'm part of Queens CB6. Though it has its nimbys, they don't seem to run everything.

I served for two years. I think we need more younger people involved. Members are not elected by popular vote as this is not a role in public office.

I will advise you that you should have a record of attendance and involvement with your community board before applying as that will factor into the decision. Call directly to your borough president office (you may have elected that person) and they will guide your through the process.

You probably have much to bring to the table.

I agree! Just wanted to point out that it’s unrealistic to think that it wouldn’t be passed down to the consumers.

Oh of course, your Community Board isn't like other Girls.

Are the members elected by popular vote in an open election in your district?

The delivery people should def have somewhere to go. But this specific block is too packed as it is. It would be a madhouse at the 72nd 1/2/3 train stop if it was also packed with e-bikes. Broadway and Amsterdam cross over at this exact location so it’s already very packed with the subway, pedestrians, and cars.

These delivery services are not a necessity… if the cost of them go up to make the drivers job halfway decent while making it fair to the community in which these rest stops are, I have no problem with that. If paying delivery fees and service charges are not within your budget, pick up.