Michael E. Levine (1943-2025) was an urban planner and NYC Department of City Planning Community Board 2 liaison beginning in the 1960s. He was intimately involved in the landmark designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District, pioneering zoning and landmark designations for SoHo, the Stonewall Riots, and Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and a resident of Greenwich Village from 1967 until his death.