Mayor Mamdani supports the Delivery Protection Act — the bill promises safer streets, protected workers, and corporate accountability. Who could be against that?

I’m not. I want every one of those things. So do the 125,000 businesses my organization represents — many of whom compete against the delivery giants every day and would shed no tears over a law that ensures they play fair.

But this bill won’t do what the mayor says it will. And because City Hall has now put its full weight behind it, someone needs to say plainly what the legislation actually does before the Council votes on a promise instead of a policy.

Start with what’s real. The number of vehicles on the streets involved in deliveries of all kinds have exploded, and people are crying out for better and clearer regulations to ensure safety. Crashes near last-mile warehouses are too high. Delivery models that incentivize speed push drivers to skip breaks and cut corners behind the........

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