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NYC bike messengers reveal their surprisingly busiest time of year — and best parts of the job
September 27, 2024 | 11:36amThe bike messengers dashing around NYC revealed the Big Apple event that's their busiest, yet most profitable season when they make up to five times as much.
NYC film producer seeks $1M after tripping over 'carelessly' placed Amazon package: suit
April 27, 2024 | 12:28pmThe producer said he was "launched" five feet and shattered his arm after tripping -- all in the wake of his mother's death.
Mayor Adams' half-baked LockerNYC program gives for-profit companies taxpayer resources
April 14, 2024 | 4:32pmThe mayor Wednesday channeled a “universal concern” of New Yorkers: “When our packages are dropped off” at our houses, “they are taken. You got to love New York, man,” he...
Moment NYC man fed up with porch pirates lures thief with fake parcels to catch him in act
April 4, 2024 | 7:21amThe alleged thief came face-to-face with the homeowner brandishing a bat.
I got a nasty surprise from a DoorDasher after I didn't tip on the app
January 10, 2024 | 11:27amThis disgruntled driver dropped some serious food for thought.
Letter mailed in 1943 finally gets delivered to surviving kin – 80 years later: 'Gobsmacked'
January 4, 2024 | 8:41pmA letter mailed in 1943 to Louis and Lavena George in DeKalb, Illinois, surely took its time getting there -- until it was finally delivered to the couple's only two...
NYC building supers face avalanches of cardboard boxes to recycle during the holidays
December 21, 2023 | 2:29pmThe time of giving gifts means loads of boxes for supers to recycle, which can keep piling up quickly -- unless they have the right tools to manage the load.
I gave birth on the side of Jackie Robinson Parkway — my baby slid right out
November 13, 2023 | 3:32pmShe gave birth in a New York minute — and on the side of a New York City highway.
Un-pee-niable evidence: Amazon driver caught urinating in Las Vegas yard he wasn't even delivering to
November 5, 2023 | 12:07amHe didn't get off Scot pee.
I fell in love with my delivery guy — now we're the full family package
October 2, 2023 | 2:27pmOne spunky single lady decided to “shoot her shot” at a musclebound mail courier, asking him out on a date via text messages — before even getting a glimpse of...
Dinner plate-size surgical tool found inside woman's body 18 months after C-section
September 5, 2023 | 10:06amAn extra-large Alexis retractor was left inside the patient's abdomen after surgety.
Longtime UPS driver dies days after collapsing on the job in 100-degree Texas heat
August 31, 2023 | 8:45pm“We are saddened by the loss of our driver Christopher Begley and extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” UPS said in a statement.
I drank the ‘Starbucks pregnancy drink’ to speed up my stalled labor
August 29, 2023 | 11:54amWith bellies full of delayed babies and hearts set on evicting the little ones as soon as possible, expectant moms are downing a tea rumored to induce labor. Does it...
Hero FedEx driver kills rattlesnake on woman's porch: 'I hope you didn't have a pet'
August 22, 2023 | 8:43amHe's a Fed-Exterminator.
I'm a female Uber Eats driver — I dress as a man to feel safer
June 20, 2023 | 3:56pm"I feel unsafe delivering nighttime orders appearing as a woman due to chances of harassment or unwarranted attention from men on the street."
Your favorite takeout joint is actually a catfishing scheme — it's totally legal
June 1, 2023 | 11:56amThe next time you order delivery from Seamless or DoorDash, look closer.
Couple delivers FedEx packages after driver dumps them on side of road
November 29, 2022 | 3:05pmThey debated calling police, but feared it would mean an even longer delay for the packages to finally reach their destinations.
Tesla has reportedly stopped taking Model S and Model X orders outside North America
December 10, 2021 | 3:31pmTesla has announced it has stopped taking new orders for its flagship Model X and Model S outside North America, Electrek reported on Friday. According to the report, which cited an...
Amazon profits slump on higher delivery costs
October 28, 2021 | 7:27pmAmazon on Thursday reported a slump in profit that it expects will continue through the holiday quarter, as heavy spending to maintain delivery operations diminishes the company's windfall from online...
Amazon deliveryman caught tossing packages like Frisbees in security video
October 27, 2021 | 10:21am"Really disappointed how the driver can act in such a disrespectful manner," the customer said of the driver's shocking, time-saving hack.