At the same time, a new cottage industry of black-market moped brokers has emerged to serve — and sometimes prey upon — the newest migrants, who arrive with little money, no bank account and no tax ID or Social Security number.
He makes deliveries all over Manhattan and into Brooklyn, sometimes as many as 30 a day.
For each order, Uber Eats pays him a fee determined by an algorithm, about $4 on average; customers can add a tip through the app.
“Jessica” receives all his earnings as a direct deposit into her bank account, and then hands over his payments and tips in cash, minus the fee.
Mr. Milano had to borrow money from another migrant to cover his moped rental.
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