by roysmith
The South Bronx Greenway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bronx_Greenway) has a gate-protected crossing with the freight rail lines running through the South Bronx. I saw this message on the TransAlt mailing list just now:
I attempted to ride from The Bronx to Queens today via the Randalls Island Connector, only to find that the gates protecting the railroad crossing on the Bronx side were closed. Anecdotally, a skateboarder told me that they've been stuck closed since yesterday. I used the Triboro Bronx leg instead (and had to use the east side - the side with stairs on the Bronx side.How does one find more information about who owns the gates, and what's being done to fix them? Having them inoperative is a fair amount of suckatude for bicyclists.
I called the number on the crossing gate - turns out it's NYC Parks - and they're trying to get it fixed, but who knows how long it will take? Anyway, if your travels take you from Queens to the Bronx anytime soon, be prepared to take the Triboro instead, and if anyone sees that the gate has bee reopened, please post it here.