Stephen Levin was elected in 2009 to represent the 33rd District in the New York City Council, which includes the communities of Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Boerum Hill, Vinegar Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, and Bedford–Stuyvesant. A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, Levin moved to Brooklyn to work as a community organizer after graduating from Brown University before getting into politics.
