Dana Levenberg Announces Run for Ossining Town Board

Dana Levenberg announced her candidacy for one of the two open seats in this year’s Ossining Town Board election in November.

Levenberg currently serves as trustee on the Ossining Board of Education.

“I am humbled by the support I have received from friends and communities members,” said Levenberg following her campaign kick-off fundraiser April 10. “I look forward to meeting with residents of the Town as well as the villages to hear their concerns and share my ideas to make good things happen in the Town of Ossining and be a positive force for a positive future.”

Levenberg first moved to the village of Ossining in 1997.

She said she and her husband Stephen purposefully chose to relocate from Manhattan to their home in the heart of downtown because Ossining offered everything they were looking for: a safe community to raise their family, including her two sons, one an Ossining High School graduate now at Brown University, and the other a junior at OHS in the science research program; a community that embraced all different types of people; a community that would come together to help neighbors and friends; and, a community with wonderful natural resources with easy access to hiking, biking, and unique retail establishments along the banks of the beautiful Hudson River.

Like many, Levenberg started out in school organizations: the Briarcliff Nursery School board and the Ossining schools’ PTAs.

Levenberg co-founded the Ossining Micro Fund with Westchester County Majority Leader Catherine Borgia. It helps local residents by offering interest-free loans to qualified individuals and families with one-time obstacles to overcome. In the past 10 years, the Micro Fund has helped more than 70 local community members with more than $70,000 in small loans. Levenberg still actively serves as president.

In 2008, Levenberg began working in state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef’s district office in Ossining.

She said she has gained insight into how to advocate for the residents of Ossining and Briarcliff by working closely with officials from the town and villages and state agencies to help resolve issues both large and small.

Levenberg said she believes it is critical to protect the environment and the town’s physical and cultural assets and infrastructure, work to keep taxes in check and within the tax cap, work closely with schools so all students may reach their potential, and help promote job growth and attract appealing businesses to the town.