Last week, NYC's City Council passed a bill to temporarily cap delivery fees from apps like Grubhub. Rebeca Ibarra, producer and reporter for WNYC, breaks down the move, how it may help restaurants stay afloat during the pandemic, and who will have to pick up the costs.
@BrianLehrer can someone just design an altruistic app for the NYC restaurant world that cost users a one-time signup fee of $4.99, and cost restaurants $100/month for listing- no surcharges or delivery fees- and we all just... use.... that...?
— morgan april (@morganquinn) May 18, 2020
I owned a restaurant for 15 years. We resisted joining GH as long as we could but the customers want the ease of ordering online. Even loyal customers I know by name don’t want to set up a new account for ChowNow etc. convenience is king
— GED (@laramonapineda) May 18, 2020
@BrianLehrer Delivery drivers also have few places to wash hands and use the bathroom. Maybe the @NYCMayor or City Council can legislate access. https://t.co/H776AYcK19
— S.R. Sehgal (@srsehgal) May 18, 2020
@BrianLehrer I learned of these insane fees that food apps charge local restaurants a few weeks ago. To support my favorite restaurants during covid19, I’m ordering directly from them so they keep more of the profits. @Seamless @Grubhub pls give restaurants some relief.
— steven ramey (@steven_ramey) May 18, 2020
I know I’m in the minority, but when I can, I will still order over the phone and go over and personally pick up my food!
— 𝑀𝒾𝓈𝑔𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 (@lacunalingua) May 18, 2020
I hate those Apps!