New York City council members overrode Mayor Eric Adams vetoes of a pair of controversial grocery bills that will force delivery companies to pay drivers more, which critics said could result in higher costs at the supermarket.

Council members overwhelmingly voted to force into law a bill sponsored by Council Member Sandy Nurse, which would require third-party grocery delivery services to pay their delivery workers a minimum pay rate set by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).

“Today, we say no to poverty wages and to a Mayor who has abandoned working people,” Nurse said. 3

Progressives have said the new law could increase wages to more than $21 per hour for delivery drivers.

“When you order groceries on an app, they don’t magically appear at your door,

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