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David Meyer

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A native of Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, MD, David Meyer has been a reporter for Streetsblog NYC since Fall 2015. A 2013 graduate of the University of Maryland, he now lives in Brooklyn.

Recent Posts

Madison Lyden's bike after she was killed on Central Park West on Aug. 10, 2018.

20th Precinct Chief Wanted to Arrest Taxi Driver Who Killed Madison Lyden — But Cy Vance Said No

By David Meyer | Sep 5, 2018 | 14 Comments
A district attorney already under fire for his questionable performance in office gets criticized anew.
Thou shalt not pass. This key bridge on the Hudson River Greenway will be out for more than a year. Photo: Liz Marcello

Parks Dept. Indefinitely Shutters Crucial Fort Washington Park Bridge On Nation’s Busiest Greenway

By David Meyer | Sep 5, 2018 | 10 Comments
Is it really so hard to fix a bridge?
Eucario Xelo, seconds before being struck on Seneca Avenue. Video still: ABC7

Police Search for Hit-and-Run ATV Rider Who Killed a 65-Year-Old Cyclist

By David Meyer | Sep 4, 2018 | 9 Comments
NYPD needs your help in finding the killer of a 65-year-old cyclist last week.
Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat led the charge against DOT's Dyckman Street bike lane.

Unprecedented! DOT Scraps Protected Bike Lane on Dyckman Street

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2018 | 32 Comments
This is a move that will reverberate far beyond one Inwood Street. This is war.
Mayor de Blasio announcing the BQX in February of 2016. Photo: Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio Moves Forward With the BQX: Here’s Four Things You Should Know

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2018 | 34 Comments
It is still unclear if this $2.73-billion thing is really going to happen.
The BQX streetcar is a $2.7-billion boondoggle, our columnist says. Image: Friends of BQX

EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Park Nixed From de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Fantasy

By David Meyer | Aug 29, 2018 | 22 Comments
The timeline for the project has also changed, the source said: BQX boosters hoped construction would begin next year, it's now slated to start in 2024.
With Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has engineered a plan to turn the city's speed cameras back on before school starts next week. Photo: Jeff Reed for NYC Council

Can NYC Council Bill to Create Speed Camera Program Survive Court Challenge?

By David Meyer | Aug 28, 2018 | 21 Comments
It is not clear that the City Council can act simply because the state legislature has chosen not to.
E-bikes confiscated by the 19th Precinct

Judge: Restaurant Owners, Not Workers, Must Pay Fines for E-Bikes

By David Meyer | Aug 28, 2018 | 8 Comments
It's only one judge, but a big legal hole just got blown in Mayor de Blasio's crackdown on delivery e-bikes.
Speaker Corey Johnson (left with Council Member Ritchie Torres) has unveiled his speed camera bill. Photo: John McCartin for NYC Council

Council Speed Camera Bill Allows for As Many Cameras As City Wants

By David Meyer and Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 27, 2018 | 7 Comments
But has Speaker Corey Johnson crafted a bill that may go further than the state — or the state constitution — will allow?
Governor Cuomo with members of Families for Safe Streets. Photo: Kevin Coughlin/State of New York

Governor Cuomo Signs Speed Cams Order — Here’s Four Things You Need To Know

By David Meyer | Aug 27, 2018 | 4 Comments
This deal looks solid...for 30 days at least.
Scene of the crash that killed Leon Clark. Photo: News 12

Business Integrity Commission Revokes Sanitation Salvage’s License to Operate on NYC Streets

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2018 | 2 Comments
Send this rogue carting company to the scrap heap: The city has finally revoked trash hauler Sanitation Salvage's permit.
New York City Transit President Andy Byford holds up a copy of his $37 billion "Fast Forward" plan to fix the subways and buses. Photo: David Meyer

Three Ways the MTA’s Finances Are Severely Screwed

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2018 | 16 Comments
The MTA may be cash-strapped, but it has even deeper problems than that.
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