{"id":501203,"date":"2022-10-15T15:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T12:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/freshdirect-trucks-flout-road-rules-causing-traffic-headaches\/"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:44:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T12:44:37","slug":"freshdirect-trucks-flout-road-rules-causing-traffic-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/freshdirect-trucks-flout-road-rules-causing-traffic-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"#FreshDirect trucks flout road rules, causing traffic headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22be8bc59c0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22be8bc59c0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/freshdirect-trucks-flout-road-rules-causing-traffic-headaches\/#%E2%80%9CFreshDirect_trucks_flout_road_rules_causing_traffic_headaches%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;FreshDirect trucks flout road rules, causing traffic headaches&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFreshDirect_trucks_flout_road_rules_causing_traffic_headaches%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FreshDirect trucks flout road rules, causing traffic headaches&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>FreshDirect trucks are getting rotten reviews for their parking.<\/p>\n<p>The brazen delivery drivers are co-opting long stretches of Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le streets, creating traffic headaches and dangerous conditions for pedestrians and bikers by double- and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-parking \u2014 and in some cases, getting into heated verbal altercations with passersby, peeved residents charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re taking ownership of the city and we\u2019re allowing it through neglect,\u201d griped Andrew Fine, vice president of the East 86th Street Association, who recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFineBlogger\/status\/1572954633319976962?s=20&amp;t=lGQvdmp8xdvN6xbkuaBaRg\">tweeted a video<\/a> of the trucks double-parked along Lexington Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The Post in late September observed one FreshDirect truck double-parked without any activity for over an hour near East 84th Street and Lexington Avenue, in morning rush-hour traffic. Another was parked for at least a hour in part of the left-turn lane near East 84th Street and 2nd Avenue. A truck also double-parked near West 60th Street and Columbus Avenue for several minutes to collect empty delivery boxes during the afternoon rush-hour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FreshDirect trucks block traffic on Columbus Avenue.\" class=\"wp-image-24268765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>FreshDirect trucks block traffic on Columbus Avenue.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefan Jeremiah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Commercial vehicles are only allowed to double park for a maximum of 20 minutes, while actively loading or unloading, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov\/RequestDetail\/20200205103\">according to the DOT<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey put us on a place and we just gotta do what we gotta do,\u201d said deliveryman Jahsheem Simon, 26. \u201cWe can\u2019t necessarily move.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The online grocery service, whose annual net sales <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ecommercedb.com\/en\/store\/freshdirect.com\">exceed<\/a> $700 million, delivers everything from eggs to prepared antipasti to cleaning supplies to customers\u2019 doors. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-9.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Joel Reiss said he almost got mowed down due to the trucks' negligence. \" class=\"wp-image-24268767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Joel Reiss said he almost got mowed down due to the trucks\u2019 negligence. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefan Jeremiah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Locals complained that the trucks are creating hazards for pedestrians and others who share the streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This past December, a moped rider <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-york\/upper-east-side-nyc\/moped-rider-killed-upper-east-side-crash\">fatally crashed<\/a> into a double-parked FreshDirect truck at East 76th Street and 1st Avenue. Joel Reiss, a partner at the restaurant Who\u2019s Jac. W? on 2nd Avenue, said that he almost got mowed down by a car when crossing East 84th Street this summer because a FreshDirect truck had parked in the left-turn lane, obscuring the motorist\u2019s view.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s certainly not helping the situation,\u201d complained David Markowitz, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> marketing executive. \u201cWhen I ride my bike to the park \u2026 they push me out into the middle of the street.\u201d  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A FreshDirect box truck lingers on 49th Street.\" class=\"wp-image-24268771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/fresh-direct-street-etiquette-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A FreshDirect box truck lingers on 49th Street.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefan Jeremiah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residents say some delivery men are turning sidewalks into break rooms and even scrapping with neighbors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese guys [are] sitting on the tree pits, using them as an ashtray, and one of them turned around and started cursing at [my husband], threatening him,\u201d said resident Orah Massarsky. \u201cSame thing happens to the doorman, same thing happens to the super.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Council Member Julie Menin, who represents the Upper East Side, told The Post that these practices by FreshDirect \u201ccreates safety issues for pedestrians, for cyclists, for vehicles, in addition to causing environmental concerns\u201d and recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5839419&amp;GUID=B4B07038-C2A5-44E0-B738-C4056EDE289D\">introduced a bill<\/a> to increase penalties for idling trucks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/jahsheem-simon.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FreshDirect worker, Jahsheem Simon, 26, consults on the sidewalk. \" class=\"wp-image-24268775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/jahsheem-simon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/jahsheem-simon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/jahsheem-simon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>FreshDirect worker, Jahsheem Simon, 26, consults on the sidewalk. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FreshDirect did not respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An NYPD spokesperson said the 19th Precinct was aware of complaints about FreshDirect trucks regularly double parking in the Upper East Side. 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