Delivered the Long Island Press and Star Journal in 1960 and 1961. Press covered south part of Queens and Star Journal the north. Used to load papers in the paper bag with one paper upside down and the other right side up. People wanted their correct paper. Didn’t use rubber bands, but folded paper and slapped a crease. Was good for throwing.
Delivery was in the afternoon, but on Sunday everybody got the Press in the morning. I would pick up the papers between 6 and 6:30 AM. There was a bakery right by the paper office and the Sunday morning bread and roll baking smell was great.
I think my bike was an old three speed English racer made by Columbia. The paper bag would be tied and wrapped around the handlebars ---except on Sunday morning. On Sundays the papers were too heavy and you had to ride with the heavy bag around your neck.