Meals On (Bike) Wheels: Meet the cyclists who deliver your food— rain, shine or traffic jam

Photo by Salvador Espinoza
Photo by Salvador Espinoza
Delivery bikes outside of The Bel-Aire Diner on Broadway in Astoria.
Photo by Salvador Espinoza
The Hospital de Bicicletas, a necessary component of the delivery system.
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The Bel-Aire Diner on Broadway is perhaps one of the busiest delivery locations in Astoria.
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"Exact statistics for Queens are difficult to verify but research indicates there are an estimated 50,000 commercial delivery workers throughout New York City."
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Bicycles in repair at the Hospital de Bicicletas.
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Rafael Cossio says his business owes much to food delivery workers as they have helped him start and stay in business.