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shanninc t1_iz9s4i2 wrote

Reply to comment by NKtDpt4x in Study: NYC is the worst city for delivery and courier drivers in America by elizabeth-cooper

Bike curriers have been the backbone of this city throughout the history of modern industry.

Talk to anyone who worked in marketing or legal before the invention of the fax machine, as one example.

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Edit: Here's a NYT article from 1988 talking about the messenger industry https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/16/business/the-messenger-business-far-more-than-bikes-now.html

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