Balcom Avenue & Gifford Avenue
Balcom Avenue and Gifford Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Bruckner Blvd/Gifford Av, is 800 feet away for the Bx5, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Shumard's oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bruckner Blvd/Gifford Av, 800 feet away, for the Bx5.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bruckner Blvd/Gifford Av Bx5800 feetBx5
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway at Bruckner Boulevard & Graff Avenue, 580 feet by car along the streets.
- 1201 Mayflower Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 140 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Shumard's oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Balcom Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
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:
- Bruckner Boulevard & Balcom Avenue 250 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Graff Avenue 580 feet
- Swinton Avenue & Gifford Avenue 740 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Gifford Avenue 910 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Quincy Avenue 1,010 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Hutchinson River Parkway 1,060 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Whittemore Avenue 1,130 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Calhoun Avenue 1,290 feet
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Gifford Avenue.