Balcom Avenue & Dewey Avenue
Balcom Avenue and Dewey Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck Addition development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ferry Point Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dewey Av/Balcom Av, is 40 feet away for the Bx42, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Dewey Av/Balcom Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx42.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dewey Av/Balcom Av Bx4240 feetBx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station1 mile
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10465
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1952.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck Addition development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Balcom Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Dewey Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Dewey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ferry Point Park50 feet
- Ferry Point Park Playground150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2705 Schley Avenue Older adult center980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Balcom Avenue & Schley Avenue 700 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Sampson Avenue 740 feet
- Swinton Avenue & Dewey Avenue 800 feet
- Huntington Avenue & Sampson Avenue 1,020 feet
- Quincy Avenue & Dewey Avenue 1,070 feet
- Schley Avenue & Buttrick Avenue 1,220 feet
- Brinsmade Avenue & Sampson Avenue 1,280 feet
- Randall Avenue & Balcom Avenue 1,290 feet
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Dewey Avenue.