GoPuff promises ‘fastest delivery on the planet’ of groceries — and NYC pols vow crackdown
NY Post
Fast delivery grocery app Gopuff introduced a 20-minute delivery promise – and Big Apple pols just as quickly vowed to push back because of safety concerns, The Post has learned
The Philadelphia-based company rolled out a new service for subscribers Tuesday that “promises delivery in under 20 minutes for just $1.49/order,” in what it described as the “fastest delivery on the planet.”
However, city lawmakers in 2022 waged war on too-speedy delivery services – which had pedestrians dodging the motorized scooters or being blindsided by bikers traveling against traffic on one-way streets.
City Councilman Christopher Marte (D-FiDi) had introduced a bill that made it illegal to advertise a 15-minute delivery guarantee, but the proposal languished.
“Gopuff’s announcement shows the importance of why we need to do something and act fast because they are taking advantage of the delay in the government’s [response],” Marte (D-FiDi) told The Post on Wednesday.
He described the increasingly faster deliveries as “irresponsible.”