David Meyer

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Journalist and Deputy Editor at Streetsblog Network

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Friday's Headlines: A 'Critical' Moment Edition

1 week ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

It's a "critical" moment for bike advocacy in New York City — and two-wheelers and immigrant rights groups outraged over NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch's draconian crackdown on e-bikes and bikes hope to make their voices heard on Friday with a Critical Mass protest ride from Union Square to City Hall. "Hands off our bikes. Stop overpolicing cyclists," reads a flyer for the ride, which was organized by the New York City Bike Messengers Association.
Duffy Tells Congress He's Not Delaying DOT Projects — As He Delays DOT Projects — Streetsblog USA

1 week ago | usa.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told concerned-but-credulous Democratic members of Congress earlier this month that his painstaking project-by-project review of Biden-era federal grants isn't delaying or canceling anything — yet thousands of such grants remain in limbo as the secretary cuts staff and cracks down on DEI and environmental rules.
Duffy Tells Congress He’s Not Delaying DOT Projects - As He Delays DOT Projects

1 week ago | ecotopical.com | David Meyer

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Tuesday's Headlines: Share the Love Edition

2 weeks ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

Mayoral campaign Brad Lander has won the endorsement of the Transport Workers Union... ... Local 320, "representing the nation's largest body of bike-share workers."That's according to a news release blasted out by Lander's campaign, which touted the endorsement as the union local's first ever.
Friday's Headlines: East Flatbush Tragedy Edition

3 weeks ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

A 68-year-old woman is dead after a driver struck her as she crossed the street — in the crosswalk, with the signal to walk — in East Flatbush on Wednesday, cops said. Streetsblog intern Jonah Schwarz visited the intersection of Rutland Road and E. 95th Street in Brooklyn where the unnamed driver of a 2025 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 struck and killed Maurette Lafleur, of nearby E. 39th Street.
Thursday's Headlines: Tisch Comes Clean Edition

3 weeks ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

After nearly two weeks of dodging Streetsblog's on-the-record questions, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch finally came clean on Wednesday about her department's crackdown on cyclists — in an op-ed in the New York Post. Tisch took to the Tabloid of Record to essentially lie about the extent of the crackdown — claiming NYPD had only brought the gauntlet down on electric bikes and only for six serious violations.
Can New York City Fix Its Deadly 'Conduit' to JFK Airport?

3 weeks ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

The high-speed three-mile stretch known as The Conduit, a residential highway that connects Atlantic Avenue to the Belt Parkway and JFK Airport, will get a major safety overhaul after years of traffic carnage, city officials said on Monday. Some 61 acres of green space lie in the median between the northbound and southbound sides of Conduit Avenue/Conduit Boulevard — enough for 46 football fields, according to the Department of Transportation.
Eric Adams Punts the Future of Open Streets to the Next Mayor

1 month ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

The city's car-free open streets are funded for just one more year under Mayor Adams's proposed budget — but the current front-runner in the race to succeed him won't commit to the program. City Hall last week announced $2.1 million in Fiscal Year 2026 funding for open streets, which Department of Transportation officials said "fully replaces" expiring federal pandemic funds that helped support the program until now.
Monday's Headlines: NYPD Bike Crackdown Edition

1 month ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

NYPD's criminalization of several common cycling violations has attracted plenty of haters after Streetsblog's reporting exposed the new policy on Friday. One woman told our reporter Kevin Duggan she'd received a ticket when she hadn't even broken the law. The New York Civil Liberties Union warned that the new policy would "amplify" racially targeted policing against immigrants.
Wednesday's Headlines: Duffy Tour Diary Day 100 Edition

1 month ago | nyc.streetsblog.org | David Meyer

Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's anti-congestion pricing spiel may have met its match in Curt Menefee, the longtime host of "Fox NFL Sunday" and co-host of FOX 5 New York's daily "Good Day New York" program. Duffy, a former "Real World" and Fox News star, was on his old network and its local affiliate on Tuesday to celebrate Trump's 100th day in office and continue his campaign against congestion pricing.