Van Wyck

Van Wyck (pronounced Van Wike or Van Wick) is an Americanized variant of the Dutch name Van Wijk. It can refer to:

Buildings

• Van Wyck Homestead Museum, in the Town of Fishkill, New York
• Van Wyck Junior High School, an intermediate school in Hopewell Junction, New York
• Van Wyck Hospital, in Queens, New York

Places

• Van Wyck, South Carolina
• Van Wyck, Washington
• Van Wyck Mountain, in the Catskill Mountains of New York

Transportation

• Van Wyck Avenue (LIRR station), an alternate name for the Dunton Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, New York
• Van Wyck Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line), former alternate name for the Briarwood (IND Queens Boulevard Line) subway station in New York City
• Van Wyck Expressway, also known as Interstate 678, an interstate highway spur route in New York City
• Jamaica–Van Wyck station, New York City subway

People with the surname

• Van Wyck Brooks (1886–1963), American writer and historian
• F. Van Wyck Mason (1901–1978), American historian and novelist
• Anthony Van Wyck (1822–1900), Wisconsin politician
• Augustus Van Wyck (1850–1922), New York lawyer and politician
• Charles Van Wyck (1824–1895), United States Senator from Nebraska
• Pierre C. Van Wyck (1778–1827), NY District Attorney
• Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849–1918), the first mayor of New York City after consolidation in 1898
• Warren Van Wyck (born 1952), American politician
• Wilfrid Van Wyck (1904–1983), British businessman
• William W. Van Wyck (1777–1840), American politician

See also

• All pages with titles containing Van Wyck