Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly endorsed the Delivery Protection Act on Monday, aligning City Hall with the Teamsters and other labor allies in a bid to overhaul the city’s last‑mile delivery model.
- The bill would require operators of covered last‑mile warehouses to obtain city licenses and, after a phase‑in, directly employ core warehouse and delivery workers instead of using third‑party subcontractors.
- Supporters cite a 2025 comptroller report finding increased injury‑causing crashes near last‑mile sites and more than 2,000 OSHA‑reported workplace injuries from 2022–2024 to justify tighter oversight and direct hiring.
- Amazon and business coalitions, backed by roughly $5 million in disclosed contributions to the Five Boroughs Jobs Campaign, warn the law could threaten thousands of delivery jobs, raise household delivery costs and prompt relocation of operations.
- The measure has the support of about 34–35 council members but has been laid over since an April hearing, and the mayor’s endorsement intensifies pressure on Speaker Julie Menin and the Council to decide whether to move the bill to a vote.