This intersection also acts as an entrance and exit ramp to the Deegan-- But that's no excuse for making it in to a living hell for people who are not in cars. There are no traffic island and some of the sidewalks lack curb cuts.  The street is too wide in some places even when you consider the volume of traffic. So there is room here for improvements since, pedestrians sometimes in wheel chairs and bikers use this cross more often than you'd suspect...

It is a vital link between Harlem and the Bronx.

Here are some things I saw during my last commute:

This trailer has been left in this bike lane for two days. When they first added these bike lanes some people said that no one would use them, but a fair number of people use them. I bet even more people would use them if they did something to make the Madison Avenue Bridge more accessible. It's not a welcoming place for pedestrians right now. Not at all!

This guy was crossing the street when he got chased out of the crosswalk by a honking truck. If if you wait for the walk signs you still get honked at when you cross this intersection!

This same day I saw a traffic cop watching this intersection. I asked him why and he said it was to see why the cars were getting back up here. I told him that pedestrians and people on bikes find this intersection very dangerous. I asked him if there were any plan to do anything about that. He said he didn't know-- Location: Madison Ave. Bridge, Bronx side intersection. At Gerard Avenue. I called 311 about the blocked bike land and I've written letters about the intersection in general to the Borough President and the DOT.