On a September morning in 2024, two Jonathan Cohens — one from the Rockaways in Queens, the other from London — stood in an empty 15,000-square-foot parking garage near Hudson Yards in New York City. As they walked over chipped yellow lines, they explained how the space would help Joco, their shared e-bike startup for delivery workers, continue to scale. “We’re removing all the cars, and it’s gonna be fully dedicated to electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and charging light ele...