Harding Avenue & Balcom Avenue
Harding Avenue and Balcom Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Ferry Point Park is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Harding Av/Balcom Av, is 30 feet away for the Bx42, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1993, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Harding Av/Balcom Av, 30 feet away, for the Bx42.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Harding Av/Balcom Av Bx4230 feetBx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx42 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Harding Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Throgs Neck Expressway & Harding Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station0.9 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.4 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 November 2024.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1993.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Balcom Avenue
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Preston High School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ferry Point Park850 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harding Avenue & Huntington Avenue 280 feet
- Harding Avenue & Graff Avenue 280 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Lawton Avenue 350 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Schurz Avenue 400 feet
- Harding Avenue & Buttrick Avenue 540 feet
- Harding Avenue & Brinsmade Avenue 540 feet
- Lawton Avenue & Huntington Avenue 630 feet
- Schurz Avenue & Huntington Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along Balcom Avenue or Harding Avenue.