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On June 18, 2026, the Historic Districts Council presented our Beverley Square West Association with a Grassroots Preservation Award, which celebrates the activists and organizers who work to preserve New York City's historic neighborhoods. The award recognizes the ongoing fight by the BSW Association for inclusive landmarking of our neighborhood. For more on this exciting honor, including photos of the award ceremony, see the Historic District Council highlights of the even

Beverley Square West has launched a monthly newsletter featuring the vibrant merchants and businesses along Cortelyou Road. Check out every issue below! Each month, editors Mary Ann Cappellino and Mickey Revenaugh (shown above with Sherman James of Blue Star Parlor) visit Cortelyou Road businesses to spotlight the people behind the storefronts. Click below to read and download each issue of ON THE ROAD.

Our ongoing fight to have our entire neighborhood landmarked has earned us some insightful coverage in local media. Here are the highlights! Brooklyn Brownstoner, December 24, 2025 CBS Evening News, December 4, 2025 News 12 Brooklyn, December 1, 2025 News 12 Brooklyn, November 3, 2025 BKReader, October 29, 2025 Brooklyn Brownstoner, October 27, 2025 BKReader, August 4, 2025 News 12 Brooklyn, July 30, 2025

On November 25, 2025, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) acted to designate part of the Beverley Square West neighborhood -- but not all of it -- as an historic district, despite months of advocacy by the community for a more inclusive decision. BSW past president and landmarking advocate Janice Hamann provided this real-time update. I've been home for a few hours, and trying to digest the hearing that was held today, 11/25/25, at the Landmarks Preserv