Jackson Heights, Queens society, whose founders include local historians, the Queens Borough Historian and local activists. They created and oversee the Jackson Heights Garden City Trail and publish a walking guidebook to Jackson Heights. They also collect artifacts of the community. Periodically, the Society testifies before the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on issues of concern to the community. In addition, Colombian broadcaster RCN TV has its US-American headquarters in the neighborhood, reflecting the sizable Colombian population in the area. There is a year-round greenmarket every Sunday morning at Travers Park, as well as various family-oriented spring and summer concerts. The word
Yorktown Heights, New York the former railroad station, which was built in 1905, and had been a stop on the New York and Putnam Railroad Line (also called the "Old Put"). The town has U.S. Route 202 running through it. The northern terminus of the Taconic State Parkway is nearby to the west. Yorktown Heights Railroad Station was closed in 1958, a year before passenger service was abandoned along the New York Central's Putnam Division. Yorktown Heights, New York Yorktown Heights is an area of the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census.