Jackson Heights, Queens that bisects the neighborhood. John C. Jackson built the road across what is now Jackson Heights in 1859. The Jackson Avenue name is retained by this major road in a short stretch between Queens Plaza and Queens–Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City. The place was not particularly high, but the name "heights" showed that the place was originally meant to be exclusive. Until 1916, the area was called "Trains Meadow", but contrary to the name, there were very few trains in the area. It is suspected that it was corrupted from "drain". The first land purchase of was completed in
Plandome Heights, New York Plandome Heights, New York Plandome Heights is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census. The village, incorporated in 1929, is in the Town of North Hempstead. It is the highest and southernmost of the Plandomes and is served by the Manhasset, New York school district. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 5.26% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 971 people, 324 households, and 268 families residing in the