Delivery workers are pushing New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to bump up the minimum wage for app-based workers $5 higher than the $23.82 preliminary proposal the office released last week. For the first time ever, New York City plans to set an hourly minimum wage for app-based food delivery workers, slated to kick in by January of next year, under a law passed by the City Council last year. At a press conference outside City Hall Monday morning, delivery workers argued their out-of-pocket expenses are far higher than what the city calculated. They say with $5 more per hour they’d be closer to the wage they deserve for keeping New Yorkers fed during the pandemic, and beyond. To read more about why delivery workers argue they should be paid higher, tap our link in bio. 📝: Gwynne Hogan