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
Wheatley Heights, New York Wheatley Heights, New York Wheatley Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,130 at the 2010 census. The CDP, located in the Town of Babylon, is named after the hamlet in the same general vicinity. Wheatley Heights historically was part of the hamlet of Wyandanch, and shares a ZIP code and fire brigade with it. The name of the area was changed to Wheatley Heights by a property developer to distinguish that Wyandanch residents north of Main Avenue are part of the Half Hollow Hills school district. According to the United