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A former newsstand in City Hall Park is now a rest stop for New York City delivery workers. The city\u2019s first \u201cdeliverista hub\u201d was unveiled at 249 Broadway<\/a> on Tuesday, offering some of the city\u2019s 80,000 delivery workers a place to rest inside, safely charge e-bike batteries, and access other resources (except, notably, a bathroom<\/a>). The $1 million worker-designed hub, the first in the country, will be staffed by the Worker\u2019s Justice Project<\/a> five days a week.<\/p>\n \u201cDelivery workers keep this city running \u2014 through the cold, the rain, and every storm that comes our way,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cThey make it possible for families across all five boroughs to sit down to a warm meal or get the groceries they need right on time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAfter long hours on the street, workers deserve a place to rest, access resources, charge their e-bike batteries safely and be in community. This space provides all that and more. In opening this hub, we\u2019re building a dedicated place for the city to take care of its own.\u201d<\/p>\n Designed by FANT\u00c1STICA and built by Boyce Technologies, the hub features a cabinet capable of charging 48 e-bike batteries, as well as an interior space roughly the size of two large bus shelters where workers can rest, receive free bike tune-ups, and access legal advice on issues such as wage theft and what to do after traffic accidents, according to Gothamist<\/a>.<\/p>\n The kiosk at City Hall is not open yet since there isn\u2019t power yet, but organizers told Gothamist they hope to \u201cresolve the issue in the next two weeks.\u201d <\/p>\n The hub is part of an October 2022 pilot program<\/a> announced by former Mayor Eric Adams and Sen. Chuck Schumer to transform underused structures across the city, such as vacant newsstands, into \u201cStreet Deliverista Hubs.\u201d The program is intended to serve the city\u2019s roughly 80,000 app-based delivery workers, though its rollout has been slow.<\/p>\n The City Hall facility was constructed despite opposition from the local Community Board, which raised concerns that it did not fit in with the surrounding landmarked buildings.<\/p>\n The facility addresses a long-standing safety issue affecting delivery workers and e-bikes: lithium-ion battery fires. Faulty batteries have been responsible for hundreds of fast-moving fires, with the FDNY reporting 296 such fires in 2025, the highest number caused by lithium-ion batteries in the past four years, according to Gothamist.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deliverista-hub-lpc.png\")
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