The 33rd Council District covers the neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, the Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill and Williamsburg. Incumbent Stephen Levin was elected to represent the district in 2009 and is term-limited out of office by the end of 2021.
Since Levin took office, the district’s built environment has changed dramatically, with luxury developments rising in Downtown Brooklyn — which was rezoned by the city in 2004 — and similar towers cropping up along the Greenpoint and Williamsburg waterfront, which also underwent a major land-use change in 2005. Affordable housing and development are key issues among many candidates for the seat, along with environmental concerns, struggling small businesses, fixing the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and the COVID-19 recovery.
