Balcom Avenue & Schley Avenue
Balcom Avenue and Schley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck Addition development. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ferry Point Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Balcom Av/Randall Av, is 430 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 Balcom Av/Randall Av, 430 feet away, for the Bx42.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Balcom Av/Randall Av Bx42430 feetBx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2884 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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 1,500 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 between 1952 and 1971.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck Addition development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 52 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Balcom Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Balcom Avenue
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Schley Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Schley Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ferry Point Park70 feet
- Ferry Point Park Playground690 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2705 Schley Avenue Older adult center280 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Schley Avenue & Buttrick Avenue 530 feet
- Randall Avenue & Balcom Avenue 590 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Dewey Avenue 700 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Schley Avenue 1,280 feet
- East 177th Street & Randall Avenue 0.3 miles
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Calhoun Avenue 0.3 miles
- Balcom Avenue & Sampson Avenue 0.3 miles
- Swinton Avenue & Dewey Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Schley Avenue.