NYC block taken over by migrant workers for delivery bike parking as guard keeps overnight watch

Migrant delivery workers have taken over an East Village block to park their e-bikes  – with one guard keeping watch on the two-wheelers during overnight hours, locals told The Post.

Most locals shrugged off the rows of e-bikes and e-scooters lining 11th street between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan on a recent visit to the unsanctioned lot.

“It’s not great to look at, but I understand that they need to make a living,” local David L. said on a recent morning.

“It started with 4-5 bikes at any given time. Then overnight it became like 50,” the two-year block resident said.

“I was shocked. It was like somebody put out the word and everyone swarmed.” 

Last Wednesday, The Post observed roughly 50 bikes lined up between both sides of the street and adjacent sidewalk with various storage bags for food deliveries on the back.

The bike storage was about 200 feet from the East Side Community School that serves grades 6-12. The Lower East Side Playground is also nearby.

Mongolia native Andre said riders will usually park and leave their bikes overnight before coming back the next day for work.

“Everyone shows respect,” he said when asked if he’s afraid someone will steal his bike or other belongings.

“There’s a lot of work in the East Village, not like the Bronx,” said Andre, who did not want to give his last name. “So I come here to work.” 

Another migrant, who asked not to be identified, said someone stays at night to make sure the bikes are safe.

“Someone watches it for us during the night,” he said.

Most residents shrug off the makeshift parking site, saying it hasn’t become a nuisance even if it’s not the most eye-pleasing sight in the city..

“It’s not any more of an eyesore to me than a car is,” said area resident Margret.

She’s more worried about getting slammed into by a whizzing e-bike – a common complaint among many Big Apple residents.

“There’s so many of them, they go so fast and a lot of them don’t pay attention to traffic signals,” she said.

The scourge of out-of-control e-bike riders has led Mayor Eric Adams to push for a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes while reaching a budget deal with the City Council to crack down on reckless riding.