Cross Bronx Expressway & Lafayette Avenue at Balcom Avenue
Cross Bronx Expressway, Lafayette Avenue and Balcom Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bruckner Playground is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bruckner Blvd/Huntington Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx5 and BxM8, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bruckner Blvd/Huntington Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx5 and BxM8.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bruckner Blvd/Huntington Av Bx5, BxM80.3 milesBx5 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
- BxM8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Lafayette Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2884 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2021.
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 four travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Cross Bronx Expressway
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Lafayette Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Lafayette Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne School590 feet
- P.S. 304 Early Childhood School590 feet
- P.S. X010 School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bruckner Playground510 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Throggs Neck Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Lafayette Avenue & Huntington Avenue 210 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Lafayette Avenue 300 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Brinsmade Avenue 470 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Barkley Avenue 610 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Swinton Avenue 730 feet
- Barkley Avenue & Huntington Avenue 800 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Brinsmade Avenue 810 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Philip Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue, Cross Bronx Expressway or Lafayette Avenue.