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David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as an editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

David Meyer

Community Boards

Trottenberg: Safer 111th Street “Tremendously Important” But Let’s See How CB 4 Votes

15 Blocks of Fifth Avenue Will Get a Protected Bike Lane This Spring

Queens CB 4 Member: No One Will Need Bike Lanes “Once Trump Removes the Illegals”

Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Slated for 210th Street in Eastern Queens

Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Street Transformation: The Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Ben Fried

Take a Ride on New York City’s Bike Lanes — in 2002

Bronxites to DOT: The Grand Concourse Is Awful for Walking and Biking

East Village

How to Close the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap

Pedestrian and cyclist injuries on Queens Boulevard dropped more than 40 percent after a redesign in 2015.

DOT Crash Data

Biking Way Up on Redesigned Queens Boulevard, Cyclist Injuries Down

A cyclist passes by the 94th Street entrance to the soon-to-open Second Avenue Subway. Photos: David Meyer

Eyes on the Street

There’s Also a Major Transportation Improvement on the Surface of Second Avenue

Protected Bike Lanes