Delivering Together is a new project from the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) created especially for New York City’s app-based food delivery workers.The libraries provide safe, supportive spaces across Brooklyn where delivery workers can rest, recharge, and connect with useful resources — all for free.
Everyone is welcome. Whether you’re coming in for a quick break, a drink of water, or to learn something new, the Brooklyn Public Library is here for you, and for many other resources that you can check here.
Here’s a guide with the details.
What you’ll find at any BPL branch
With 62 locations across Brooklyn, every library welcomes delivery workers to:
- Take a break indoors — escape the weather for a few minutes of rest.
- Charge your phone and use free WiFi.
- Use restrooms and refill your water bottle.
- Join free programs to improve your English, learn about immigrant services, or attend fun family events like Storytime.
- Get your free BPL library card, giving you access to thousands of books, bike repair tools, and digital resources.
At nine branches, the Delivering Together program offers even more:
- Borrow a mini bike repair kit to take with you on the road with your library card.
- Access secure bike parking and repair tools.
- Join free workshops on topics like road safety, workers’ rights, and English language learning.
These are the branches where you can find the additional resources:
- Bedford, 496 Franklin Ave
- Borough Park, 1265 43rd Street
- Brighton Beach, 16 Brighton 1st Road
- Dekalb, 790 Bushwick Avenue
- Jamaica Bay, 9727 Seaview Avenue
- Leonard, 81 Devoe Street
- Paedergat, 850 E. 59th Street
- Sunset Park, 5108 4th Avenue
- Williamsburgh, 240 Division Avenue
This program was created in partnership with Los Deliveristas Unidos, a movement of app-based delivery workers organized by the Workers Justice Project.
Did you know that you don’t have to be a citizen to get a library card? Anyone who lives in New York City qualifies. Here’s how to get started.
How to find these resources
For finding any of these resources, Delivering Together created an interactive map where you can search the closest Brooklyn Public Library branch and if they have bike repair kits available.How to use it? Easy. Click here to enter. Use the menu below to choose a page to find the closest resources: libraries, bathrooms, or bike racks for parking. Consider, though, that while everyone is welcome, you can’t bring your bike inside Brooklyn Public Libraries.
