It shouldn't take long to pave it over, it's not like they are repaving a racetrack or a huge section of highway. Also this came to mind, instead of people using the grade crossings at New Hyde Park to get to the other side, why didn't they put in a pedestrian tunnel or bridge in the first place? Would have prevented many unauthorized people getting hit.
This is the train to (NYC). Stopping at: Babylon, Lindenhurst, Copiague, Amityville, Massapequa Park, Massapequa, Seaford, Wantagh, Bellmore, Merrick, Freeport, Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Valley Stream, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Woodside, Penn Station OR Grand Central.