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
Lawrence Heights Lawrence Heights Lawrence Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located north-west of central Toronto, in the district of North York. The neighbourhood is roughly bounded by Lawrence Avenue to the south, Yorkdale Road to the north, Varna Drive to the east and Dufferin Street to the west. It is part of the greater Yorkdale-Glen Park official Toronto neighbourhood. Lawrence Heights has been referred to as the "Jungle" by residents and police alike soon after its completion in 1962. "The Globe and Mail" article "Toronto's new murder capital" gives insight into the crime in the area: "It's