Hello and welcome to The History of Public School 59. This webpage serves as a historical record for the school that would eventually become PS 59 Beekman Hill International School. Various primary and secondary historical sources have been used to compile a timeline of the three distinct periods of our school’s history, including newspaper articles, webpage archives, and the New York Public Library.

 

While this history is not comprehensive, it strives to provide an accurate record of New York City’s finest elementary school. If you believe that any of the information presented on this page is inaccurate, please reach out to whorvath@schools.nyc.gov.

 

Thank you for you interest, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane in The History of Public School 59.