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
Crown Heights, New York Crown Heights, New York Crown Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,840 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Crown Heights is in the town of Poughkeepsie. Crown Heights is located at (41.639978, -73.931929), in the south-central part of the town of Poughkeepsie. U.S. Route 9 forms the eastern edge of the CDP and leads north to downtown Poughkeepsie and south to Wappingers Falls. According to the United States Census