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
Cyclist Severely Injured After Swerving to Avoid Pedestrian in Central Park
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Just came across @NYPDHighway CIS in Central Park near 103rd–cyclist killed or critically injured. Sad. pic.twitter.com/ly3yBFzVhx — Steve Vaccaro (@BicyclesOnly) August 25, 2016 A 67-year-old man was critically injured when he fell off his bike after dodging a jogger in Central Park last night. The collision occurred yesterday at around 6:05 p.m. on East Drive near East 102nd Street, according […]
Carlos Menchaca Wants to Make Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane a Reality
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With DOT preparing a major capital project for Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue next year, it’s now or never for a protected bike lane on this important route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. Fortunately, local Council Member Carlos Menchaca has been on the case for months, talking with local residents, community groups, and DOT about how the Fourth Avenue […]
Eyes on the Street: Drivers Can Now Park All Over the E 38th Street Bike Lane
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Mere weeks after installing a parking-protected bike lane on East 38th Street in Marine Park, DOT removed the protection, caving to complaints about the narrower roadway even though the motor vehicle lane was still a roomy 12 feet wide. Streetsblog reader Jeffrey Diamond shot this video of how the bike lane, which is part of a project designed to improve bike access to the Jamaica […]
If DOT Doesn’t Add a Bike Lane to 4th Avenue Now, How Long Will It Take?
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Sunset Park residents are calling on DOT to change its plans for Fourth Avenue to include a protected bike lane, the Brooklyn Paper reports. They make an excellent point: If DOT doesn’t change the design of an upcoming capital project on Fourth Avenue, it’s going to be very difficult to add a protected bike lane on what should be a […]
Eyes on the Street: NYC’s Newest Bus Zones on 23rd Street, Jay Street
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DOT crews recently put down new terra cotta paint for buses on 23rd Street in Manhattan and Jay Street in Brooklyn. In the fall, Select Bus Service will bring faster bus service to the M23’s 15,000 daily riders with dedicated lanes, off-board payment, and consolidated bus stops. The bus lanes are set to run eastbound from Ninth Avenue to Second Avenue and westbound […]
DSNY Needs to Devise a Better Fix for NYC’s Abandoned Bike Problem
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Unusable, forgotten bikes are mainstays of the NYC streetscape, hogging bike parking for months and even years before they meet the Department of Sanitation’s standards for removal. DSNY has proposed a rule change to loosen its criteria, but advocates say it doesn’t go far enough to solve the city’s abandoned bike problem. Reports of abandoned bikes have increased 43 percent this year compared to 2015, […]
Citi Bike Expands South of Atlantic Avenue
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Yesterday, Citi Bike began installing stations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods south of Atlantic Avenue and west of Prospect Park. A few stations are already operating, according to the Citi Bike station map, with a total of 73 set to go live in the area in the coming weeks. All told there are 139 new bike-share stations […]
Private Trash Hauler Critically Injures Cyclist in Flatbush [Updated]
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Update: NYPD identified the victim of this crash as Derrick Belton, 44. Belton died from his injuries on August 21, according to police. A private garbage truck driver struck and critically injured a 44-year-old cyclist at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Lefferts Avenue in Flatbush last night, highlighting the pervasive public safety risks in the commercial […]
Judge Bars Woman Who Killed Cyclist From Driving in NY, No Thanks to NYPD
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When Caitlin Venedam struck and killed Matthew Brenner on Sands Street on July 6, 2014, NYPD blamed Brenner and let Venedam off without so much as a ticket. Now, thanks to evidence that police failed to collect, an administrative law judge with the Department of Motor Vehicles has barred Venedam from driving in New York state, according to […]
Commercial Trash Carting Reforms Could Cut Millions of Miles of Truck Traffic
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Reforming the city’s commercial waste carting industry could reduce garbage truck traffic as much as 15 million miles each year, according to a new report from the Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission. The truck traffic reductions would come from switching to a “zone-based” system for commercial trash collection, a transition that the de Blasio […]
DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection
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A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won’t be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open […]
Battery Park City Bans Bicycling on Esplanade By North Cove Marina
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The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), the state agency that manages the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, has posted “cyclist dismount” signs around the North Cove Marina plaza, a key connection along the waterfront. BPCA Chief of Staff Kevin McCabe told Streetsblog that the new policy is a “proactive pedestrian safety measure” and not a response to any specific […]