This is the first story in amNewYork Metro’s five-part series examining the proliferation of grocery delivery services across the city — and the impact they’re having on residents and brick-and-mortar business owners alike. Click to read parts two, three, four, and five.
In a city where the sight of delivery workers whizzing by on an electric bicycle with an insulated bag strapped to their back has become ubiquitous, a handful of new grocery delivery apps have emerged — all marketing the speed at which they can have a forgotten dinner ingredient, pint of ice cream, or roll of toilet paper at your door.
