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
Jefferson Heights, New York Jefferson Heights, New York Jefferson Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census. The community of Jefferson Heights is in the town of Catskill, northwest of the village of Catskill. The building that once housed the community hospital is now a medical arts facility. Jefferson Heights is located in southeastern Greene County at (42.235394, -73.876021), in the northeastern part of the town of Catskill. It is bordered to the southeast by the village of Catskill and to the northwest by the hamlet of Leeds. New