David Meyer

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

Five Questions With An Expert Studying NYC’s Car-Share Pilot

By David Meyer | Dec 12, 2018

Is New York City's car-share pilot working? In one short — and very premature — word: yes.

Andrew Cuomo is the Reason for Monday’s MTA Budget Committee Fiasco

By David Meyer | Dec 11, 2018 | 14 Comments

Gov. Cuomo and the MTA board are in a battle to see who will get blamed for an inevitable transit fare hike next year. And it looks like the governor will win.

Bird Tries to Wedge E-Scooters Into L-Train Shutdown Plans

By David Meyer | Dec 11, 2018 | 9 Comments

The scooter company crunches the numbers to claim that tens of thousands of people will benefit from, why, Bird, of course!

NYPD ‘Looking Into’ Officer Assault of Cyclist

By David Meyer | Dec 6, 2018 | 17 Comments

City Hall and the NYPD moved quickly to quell a brewing tempest over a police officer who not only blocked a bike lane, leading to a cyclist's injury, but also shoved a second cyclist for no apparent reason.

Yesterday, officers from the 88th Precinct parked in this exact location forced a cyclist into traffic, where she was injured. Today, the precinct was back in the same location. Photo: Ian Dutton

City Hall: Police Officer Who Shoved Cyclist on Jay Street is a ‘Problem’

By David Meyer | Dec 6, 2018 | 17 Comments

For two days, cops have been in the bike lane on Jay Street. One woman was badly injured and another cyclist was shoved by an officer. Um, what exactly is going on, Mr. Mayor?

Andy Byford and a friend. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

Byford to City: Get Out of My Way

By David Meyer | Dec 5, 2018 | 15 Comments

The NYC Transit chief warns that his ambitious plans to fix the subways and buses will grind "to a halt" if faced with constant "stand-offs" with local electeds.