Lawrence C. Levy

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Lawrence C. Levy
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Alma mater Boston University's School of Communication (B.S. 1972)
Occupation(s)academic and journalist
EmployerNational Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University
Known for
Titleexecutive dean

Lawrence C. "Larry" Levy (born 1950) is the executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, as well as a former journalist. [1] He is an expert on suburban politics. [2] In 1999, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. In 2023 Levy was inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame.

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Biography

Early life

Levy was born in 1950, and is the son of Celia "Cyl" and Saul S. Levy. [3] He has a sister Mara Kahn. He grew up in Valley Stream, New York. He is married to Freda Wagner, and has two sons, David and Sam.[ citation needed ] As of 2009, he lived in Huntington, New York. [4]

He attended Boston University's School of Communication (B.S. 1972), where Levy majored in Journalism, Film & English Literature. [5] [6] Levy was a starting pitcher on the school baseball team. [7] [ citation needed ]

Career

Levy worked as a reporter, chief political columnist, and senior editorial writer at Newsday from 1977 to 2007. [8] [9] [10] He has also served as the host of "Face-Off", a weekly public affairs show on WLIW. [11] [12]

In 1999, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, for his writing that was key in prompting reform of the inequities in Long Island's system of property assessment. [13] [14] [15] He has written guest posts for CNN [16] and The New York Times , [10] [17] and written a regular column on politics for the Albany Times Union . [10] He has appeared as a guest on WCNY-FM, [18] Innovation Hub , [19] WNYC, [20] and others. Levy is a member of a Brookings Institution advisory panel. [10]

Levy has since 2007 been the executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, as well as a former journalist. [1] [21]

In 2008, he was named 47th on the 6th Annual Power List of the Long Island Press . [21]

Levy was honored as the 2022 Educator of the Year by the Long Island Black Educators Association (LIBEA). [5]

Speaking in 2023 about attitudes of people on Long Island, Levy said: "Suburbanites are all about personal security — as it’s reflected in crime, as it’s reflected in their finances — and when they are starting to feel threatened with the steady drumbeat of bloody headlines and lead stories, they take notice. And even if they don’t see much of it happening around them, they’re worried that it could find them." [22]

In 2023 Levy was inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame. [23]

He is an expert on suburban politics. [24] [2]

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  2. 1 2 "Cuomo Boasts of New York’s Rebirth, but Hits Snags," The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "SAUL S. LEVY". The New York Times. June 3, 1981.
  4. ↑ "On Long Island, Free Parking for Fuel Efficiency," The New York Times.
  5. 1 2 "Profile | Hofstra Experts | Hofstra | New York". www.hofstra.edu.
  6. ↑ "Lawrence Levy - ERASE Racism". www.eraseracismny.org.
  7. ↑ "1970's | Boston University Baseball".
  8. ↑ "Contributor: Lawrence C. Levy". Campaign Stops. January 7, 2008.
  9. ↑ ""Wyandanch Village STEAM Center"" (PDF).
  10. 1 2 3 4 ""First Annual Celebration of Suburban Diversity"" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Goodbye, Larry (It's Official, UPDATED)". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Communications Contest; 27TH ANNUAL," New York School Public Relations Association.
  13. ↑ "Lawrence Levy". pulitzer.org.
  14. ↑ "Columbia University Announces 83rd Annual Pulitzer Prizes". www.columbia.edu.
  15. ↑ "Finalist: Lawrence C. Levy of Newsday, Long Island, NY" . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  16. ↑ Levy, Lawrence (December 13, 2016). "Suburban voters make a president, and they can break him, too". CNN. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Campaign Stops". New York Times. November 7, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Capitol Pressroom" . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Levittown and the rise of the American suburb" . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ "The Suburbanites Behind the Big Blue Wave" . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  21. 1 2 "The 6th Annual Power List | Long Island Press". archive.longislandpress.com.
  22. ↑ "What’s Behind the Widening Divide Between New York City and Its Suburbs?", The New York Times.
  23. ↑ "Campbell, Levy, Virag and Cassese to Be Inducted Into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame". pcli.org.
  24. ↑ "To End Inquiry, Suffolk Leader Exits Race," The New York Times.
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