Balcom Avenue & Whittemore Avenue
Balcom Avenue and Whittemore 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, East Tremont Av/Waterbury Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within 820 feet are four homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Waterbury Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Waterbury Av Bx40, Bx420.3 milesBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway at Bruckner Boulevard & Graff Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1201 Mayflower Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are four homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1920.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Spring Snow' crabapple.
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 October 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Whittemore Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Waterbury Avenue & Balcom Avenue 770 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Puritan Avenue 990 feet
- Waterbury Avenue & Ellison Avenue 1,030 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Gifford Avenue 1,130 feet
- Waterbury Avenue & Edwards Avenue 1,280 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Balcom Avenue 0.3 miles
- East Tremont Avenue & Mayflower Avenue 0.3 miles
- East Tremont Avenue & Waterbury Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Whittemore Avenue.