Balcom Avenue & Latting Street
Balcom Avenue and Latting Street meet at a three-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx River High School is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Middletown Rd, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Middletown Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Middletown Rd 60.5 miles6
Next trains at this station
Pelham Bay
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cross-Bronx Waterway” (2015) by Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi at the Middletown Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Latting St, 680 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Latting St Bx40, Bx42680 feetBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Westchester Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 91 Westchester Square Gas station0.4 miles
- 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10461
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Balcom Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Tender Years Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,030 feet
- Our Children First Preschool1,090 feet
- Bronx River High School1,160 feet
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- Herbert H. Lehman High School1,160 feet
- Pelham Lab High School1,160 feet
- Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts School1,160 feet
- Schuylerville Preparatory High School1,160 feet
- Westchester Square Academy School1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- First Presbyterian Church of Throggs Neck House of worship970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ellison Avenue & Latting Street 240 feet
- Edwards Avenue & Latting Street 300 feet
- Edwards Avenue & Ellison Avenue 380 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Latting Street 580 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Ericson Place 610 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Harrington Avenue 640 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Dudley Avenue 770 feet
- Waterbury Avenue & Balcom Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Latting Street.