Balcom Avenue & Sampson Avenue
Balcom Avenue and Sampson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ferry Point Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dewey Av/Balcom Av, is 780 feet away for the Bx42, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Dewey Av/Balcom Av, 780 feet away, for the Bx42.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dewey Av/Balcom Av Bx42780 feetBx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station0.9 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Balcom Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Balcom Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Sampson Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Sampson Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ferry Point Park50 feet
- Ferry Point Park Playground860 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Huntington Avenue & Sampson Avenue 280 feet
- Brinsmade Avenue & Sampson Avenue 530 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Miles Avenue 680 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Dewey Avenue 740 feet
- Swinton Avenue & Sampson Avenue 790 feet
- Miles Avenue & Huntington Avenue 950 feet
- Miles Avenue & Graff Avenue 960 feet
- Quincy Avenue & Sampson Avenue 1,050 feet
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Sampson Avenue.