NEW YORK - Food delivery apps like Grubhub and Uber Eats are fast, easy and convenient for customers. But restaurant owners say they're eating away at their profits.

"This is insane. I’m trying to cut off. I used to have 12 people working for delivery I cut it down to six. I don’t mind cutting it to nothing," said Andreas Koutsoudakis, a city diner owner.

Restaurant owners claim the apps often hit them with overcharges, bogus charges and even charges for phone orders that don’t actually end with a transaction. They say after paying the apps a commission as high as 30 percent they can lose money on an order.

They rallied outside City Hall on Thursday to support proposed legislation that would clamp down on the food app companies.

"A restaurant not too far from City Hall shut down because the delivery fees are so high. I’ve heard other businesses they’re really struggling. There’s vacant storefronts throughout the city of New York," said New York City Hospitality Alliance Executive Director Andrew Rigie.

The City Council spent a year investigating the impact the apps have on local restaurants. That led to Councilman Mark Gjonaj to introduce a package of six bills Thursday.

The bills would require food delivery apps to obtain a license to operate in the city and cap their commission at 10 percent. The package would also make it illegal for apps to charge restaurants for erroneous orders and require the apps to disclose to customers the fees they charge restaurants.

Gjonaj says without the proposed crackdown many restaurants will go under.

"The playing field making sure we protect our eateries while we embrace the future technology and this industry," he added.

Restaurant owners say New Yorkers can help out too by ordering directly from the restaurant.

"The price will definitely be better," Koutsoudakis said.

Gjonaj says the bills do have the support of the Council. Hearings will be held this spring and a full vote will happen after that.