David Meyer
Born and raised in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, David fell in love with journalism as a kid accompanying his reporter dad on stories while school was out. A reporter at Streetsblog from 2015 to 2019, David returned as Streetsblog Deputy Editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post. A graduate of Montgomery Blair High School and the University of Maryland, he lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Recent Posts
For the Tenth Summer, Park Avenue Will Go Car-Free for Three Saturdays
| | 6 Comments
Saturday marks the first Summer Streets of the year, where New Yorkers can bike and walk on seven car-free miles between the Brooklyn Bridge and 72nd Street from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Eyes on the Street: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Reaches Rego Park
| | 3 Comments
The next segment of the Queens Boulevard safety overhaul is well underway. For the third summer in a row, DOT crews are laying down green paint for bike lanes on the Queens Boulevard service roads and expanding pedestrian space in the medians.
Rafael Salamanca and Bronx Pols Pressure DOT to Scrap Bus Lanes for Bx6
| | 20 Comments
The bus route serves 24,000 daily trips in an area where 76 percent of households don't own cars, but Salamanca, Marcos Crespo, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Jeff Klein are more worried about car traffic.
DOT Won’t Take This Simple Step to Keep Police Cars Out of the Union Square Bike Lane
| | 26 Comments
Ever since DOT added a two-way protected bike lane around the northern and eastern edges of Union Square last year, the project has been marred by NYPD parking near the intersection with 15th Street. Plastic posts were supposed to keep cars out where police park, but it looks like DOT has jettisoned that idea and has no plans to revive it.
Queensbridge Park Greenway Path Looking Great — Except for the Illegal Parking
| | 11 Comments
Earlier this week, new pavement and bike lane markings went down on the path connecting the western Queens waterfront to Queens Plaza. The path is still cluttered with illegally parked cars, but that's about to change, according to DOT.
Queens CB 11 Chair Asked DOT to Scrap Northern Blvd Bike Lane That Her Board Endorsed
| | 11 Comments
Board chair Christine Haider sent a letter to DOT attempting to negate CB 11's full board vote for a protected bike lane on part of Northern Boulevard. DOT says it's moving forward with the project.
Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on 2nd Ave Bike Lane
| | 22 Comments
Last summer, DOT put forward a plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Now the new bike lane is in place, but the "tuff curbs" that are supposed to protect it during rush hour are nowhere to be seen, and DOT has no intention of adding them.
These 10 Neighborhoods Won’t Be Voids in the Bike Network Much Longer, Says DOT
| | 3 Comments
Cycling in NYC is much safer than it was a generation ago, when the city had only a bare-bones bicycle network, but there's still a lot of ground to cover before most New Yorkers feel comfortable getting around by bike. In a new report from DOT, the Department of Health, and NYPD, the city takes stock of its progress on bike safety and lays out its next steps.
Manhattan CB 4 Asks DOT for Safer Intersections on Protected Bike Lanes
| | 10 Comments
Four Manhattan community boards have now endorsed advocates' concept for better-protected intersections.
If You Can’t Take the Stairs, Only 23 Percent of Subway Stations Are Accessible — on a Good Day
| | 8 Comments
For mobility-impaired New Yorkers, riding the subway can be impossible. Only 110 of the system's 472 stations have stair-free access, and even at those stations, elevators don't serve every platform and are often out of commission, with little or no public notice.
Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square
| | 12 Comments
DOT's reconfiguration of Broadway near Madison Square Park is almost complete. Streetsblog reader Hilda Cohen shared this bird's-eye view of pedestrian-priority block.
Want a Car-Free Prospect Park All Year Round? Sign Here.
| | No Comments
DOT says it will evaluate traffic and safety impacts of the car-free trial and make a decision about whether to make it permanent. That could mean traffic will be back on the east side of the loop during the morning weekday rush starting on September 11.