“Old Clothes

Feb 28, 2025 | nj.com | Victoria Mortimer |Yunuen Bonaparte |Nathalie Alonso |“Old Clothes

By Victoria Mortimer | Edited by Nathalie AlonsoGustavo Ajche arrived in New York City from his native Guatemala as a teenager in 2004, after a harrowing journey across Mexico to the U.S. border. Ajche, who spoke no English and had no home, found a job as a pizza delivery worker. More than two decades later, Ajche is still a part-time “deliverista” — though now his delivery work comes through Relay, one of the many popular delivery apps that include DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub.