Poorer Communities Bear the Brunt of Online Delivery Boom: Report

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By Julianne CubaJan 24, 2024, 12:03 am768 ptsInteresting
More than 9,000 trucks come and go from last-mile warehouses in Sunset Park and Red Hook every day — the highest number of pollutant-spewing big rigs to roll through any neighborhood in the five boroughs and 90 times the number on the Upper East Side, according to a new report. Advocates and local pols have…

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