Wyckoff Heights, New York of Wyckoff Heights. The area was home first to many German immigrants, later followed by Italian and more recently Latino and Eastern-European residents. Wyckoff Heights was urbanized starting in the late 1800s, and took its name from the Wyckoff family who owned and farmed much of the land. Development progressed from Brooklyn into Queens as portions of the Wyckoff farm were sold. In 1890 the New York Times and New York Tribune announced the creation of a new park (now Maria Hernandez Park) to be located in the Wyckoff Heights section of the 18th Ward of Brooklyn. In 1892 Queens
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