Author: Bruce Hawsking

After the brass band packed up its instruments, Sergio Solano and two other food delivery workers walked a white bicycle to an overpass within view of the United Nations headquarters.A fellow worker, or compañero, as they call each other meaning “partner,” had died less than two weeks earlier that September in yet another bicycle wreck on the streets of Manhattan. Delivering food has proved to be a deadly occupation for many of them. Riding bikes at all hours, they get hit by cars, are at constant risk of having accidents and falling prey to crime.The spray-painted bicycle paid homage to Félix Patricio Teófilo, a Mexican immigrant who, like them, made his living pedaling to deliver food. They chained it to the metal railing near the intersection of 47th Street and First Avenue, where he me...

The government of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday ordered the military to restore order in the capital, Port Moresby, after a dispute over the wages of police officers and other public servants led to angry protests and unrest.More than a dozen shops were set on fire, at least one car was torched and there were reports of widespread looting. The United States Embassy said shots had been fired near its compound and advised its employees to shelter in place. Demonstrators also damaged the entrance to the building that holds the prime minister’s office.The extent of damage and casualties, if any, was unclear, but Port Moresby, a city of about 400,000 people, remained on edge Wednesday night as businesses closed early and big hotels beefed up security. At around 10 a.m., hundreds of government e...