A new report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander warns that the rapid growth of e-commerce and last-mile delivery services is fueling crashes, air pollution and worker injuries, particularly in Black and brown neighborhoods.

Daily package deliveries jumped from 1.8 million before the pandemic to 2.5 million in 2024, with nearly one in three New Yorkers receiving a package every day. Lander joined elected officials, safety advocates and labor organizers to push City Hall for stronger oversight of the booming industry.

“We've become so accustomed to getting our toilet paper, socks, or butter cookies right away that we’ve stopped thinking about the consequences; but we all pay the price of more traffic crashes, worsening air quality and worker injuries,” Lander said in a statement.

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