Public Sociology

• Advisor for the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s survey of gig delivery workers, “A Minimum Pay Rate for App-Based Delivery Workers in NYC.”
• Testimony with Co-Author Maria Figueroa based on our survey of Gig-Delivery Workers in NYC, NYC Council, Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing, “Protections for Delivery Workers.” June 8, 2021.
• Blog Post, “We Break it You Buy it: Uber’s Attack on City Governance.” Andrew Wolf. May 11, 2022. Marxist Sociology Blog, ASA’s Marxist Sociology Section.
• Op-Ed, “This City’s is Our’s, Not Uber’s.” Andrew Wolf. May 8, 2018. Jacobin. My Op-Ed based on my research about the driver strike against Uber’s IPO, discusses how the strikes were not just against Uber but also against cities for failing to regulate Uber.

Press Coverage

• Quoted, “Deliveries de NY sabotean asociación entre Doordash y ONG para migrantes.” El Tiempo Latino. August 2, 2022.
• Interviewed, “NYC’s delivery drivers depend on e-bikes, but charging and storing them isn’t easy.” NPR’s Marketplace, Sep 20, 2022.
• Interviewed, “The Deliveristas Movement In NYC.” City Works on CUNY TV. September 5.
• Interviewed, “DoorDash Wanted to Teach Delivery Workers About Their Rights. It Backfired.” Claudia Irizarry Aponte. The City, July 31, 2022.
• Interviewed, “Is this the year for gig workers in Albany?” Annie McDonough. City & State New York, Feb 22, 2022.
• I was interviewed by NPR’s Marketplace about my ethnographic research as a food delivery worker and my survey of gig-workers with my co-author Maria Figueroa. “NYC Passes New Protections for Delivery Workers.” Sept 23, 2021.
• My study of immigrant app-based delivery workers with my co-author Maria Figueroa was cited in numerous outlets:
  • The cover story of New York Magazine on delivery workers. “The Revolt of New York’s Delivery Workers.” Aude White. New York Magazine. Sept 2021.
  • The New York Times. “They Risked Their Lives During Covid. They Still Don’t Earn Minimum Wage.” Parkrick McGeehan. July 15, 2021.
  • Bloomberg. “New York Delivery Drivers Face Low Pay Even as Risks Mount.” Jackie Davalos. Sept 12, 2021.
  • Slate.com. “New Laws in California and NYC Aim to Keep Delivery and Warehouse Workers From Having to Pee in Bottles.” Yana Pashaeva, Sept 20, 2021.
• Interviewed, “New York laws protecting delivery workers could be watershed, say advocates.” Avi Asher-Schapiro. Thompson Reuters, Sept 24, 2021.
• Interviewed, “New York City Passes Landmark New Protections for Food Delivery Workers.” Josefa Velasquez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte. Sept 23, 2021.
• Interviewed, “NYC Food Delivery Workers Face Paltry Pay and High Risks, Analysis Shows.” Josefa Velasquez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte. The City, Sept 13, 2021.
• Interviewed, “Study Confirms: New York City Deliveristas Are Underpaid.” Steve Wishnia. Labor Press, Sept 14, 2021.
• Interviewed, “Gig Workers Inch toward Right to Unionize in New York – But There’s a Catch.” Josefa Velasquez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte. The City, May 19, 2021.
• Interview: From Chicago to London, Ride-Share Drivers Strike for Better Conditions. Worldview WBEZ NPR Chicago.  May 9, 2019