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Neil David Levin


Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
In office April 2001^[1] – September 11, 2001
Nominated by	George Pataki
Preceded by	Robert E. Boyle
Succeeded by	Ronald Shiftan
Superintendent of Insurance of New York
In office April 1, 1997 – April 5, 2001
Governor	George Pataki
Preceded by	Edward J. Muhl
Succeeded by	Gregory V. Serio
Superintendent of Banks of New York
In office February 14, 1995 – April 1997
Governor	George Pataki
Preceded by	Carmine M. Tenga
Succeeded by	Elizabeth McCaul

Personal details
Born	Neil David Levin (1954-09-16)September 16, 1954 New York City, U.S.
Died	September 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 46) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Christy Ferer
Education	Lafayette College Long Island University Maurice A. Deane School of Law

Levin's name is located on Panel N-65 of the National September 11 Memorial’s North Pool.

Neil David Levin (September 16, 1954^[2] – September 11, 2001) was an American businessman and political figure who was executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from April 2001 until his death during the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center later that year.^[1]

Early life

Neil David Levin was a native of Brooklyn.^[1]

Career

Neil Levin graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, PA. In February 1995, Levin was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki to serve as the state's Superintendent of Banks.^[3] He took over from acting Superintendent Carmine M. Tenga.^[4] In this role, Levin was the state's chief banking regulator, head of the Department of Banking, and Chairman of the State Banking Board. He was succeeded by Elizabeth McCaul as Superintendent of Banks.^[5] In 1997, Pataki named Levin as the state Superintendent of Insurance, which made him the state's chief insurance regulator.^[6] Pataki also named him the Chairman of the Commission on the Recovery of Holocaust Victims' Assets, which arranged for the return of assets to families in New York.^[7]

In early 2001, Pataki and then New Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco named Levin as the executive director of the Port Authority.^[8] In this role he was the chief executive officer of the agency which runs the World Trade Center, various bridges and tunnels around New York City, the three airports in the New York City area, the seaports in New York and New Jersey, and various international trade programs. Levin was executive director for five months before his death.^[1]

September 11 attacks and death

Levin worked in a corner office on the 67th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. On September 11, 2001, Levin was at the Windows on the World restaurant on the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower. When American Airlines Flight 11 was deliberately crashed into the tower between floors 93–99, all escape routes were cut off for anyone higher than the 91st floor, and Levin became one of roughly 800 people trapped in the upper floors of the burning skyscraper.^[9] His body was recovered in April 2002, nearly seven months after the attacks.

Before the tower was struck, Levin was speaking on the phone with his executive adviser, Karen Eastman. She later related that when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the tower, "Our reaction was 'What was that?' It hit on the opposite side so we just felt the impact and the building kept shaking and swaying for a long time."^[1]

Personal life and legacy

Levin lived in Manhattan.^[10]

At the National 9/11 Memorial, Levin is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-65.^[11] He is buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York.^{[citation needed]}

The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce was established by Governor George Pataki and the State of New York in his memory, and is a part of the State University of New York.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Neil D. Levin, 47, P.A. executive director". NJ.com. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Memorial Guide | National September 11th Memorial & Museum". Names.911memorial.org.
^ "15 Feb 1995, 4 - The Post-Star". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
^ "Annual report of the Superintendent of the Banking Department of the State of New York" (PDF). Nysl.ptfs.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
^ "Governor Pataki Appoints Neil Levin as Superintendent of State Insurance Department". June 24, 1997. Archived from the original on June 24, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
^ "NYS Banking Department". April 18, 1997. Archived from the original on April 18, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
^ "NEIL D. LEVIN: World Trade Center: A Consensus Builder". Legacy.com. June 7, 2000.
^ Smothers, Ronald (March 31, 2001). "Pataki Names State Official as Port Authority's Chief". The New York Times.
^ Dwyer, Jim; Lipton, Eric (May 26, 2002). "102 Minutes: Last Words at the Trade Center; Fighting to Live as the Towers Die". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ Wyatt, Edward (September 22, 2001). "Neil Levin, Executive Director Of Bistate Port Authority, 46". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009.
^ "North Pool: Panel N-65 – Neil David Levin". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

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"Suny Levin Institute". August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012.
Neil David Levin at Find a Grave

Preceded by Carmine M. Tenga	Superintendent of Banks of New York February 14, 1995 – April 1997	Succeeded by Elizabeth McCaul
Preceded by Edward J. Muhl	Superintendent of Insurance of New York April 1, 1997 – April 5, 2001	Succeeded by Gregory V. Serio
Preceded by Robert Boyle	Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey April 2001 – September 2001	Succeeded by Joseph Seymour

v t e Casualties of the September 11 attacks
North Tower	Bill Biggart Edna Cintrón Marisa DiNardo Nezam Hafiz Melissa Harrington Frank De Martini Neil David Levin Eamon McEneaney Pablo Ortiz Stacey Peak Michael Richards Dan Trant Abraham Zelmanowitz Zhe Zeng
South Tower	Roko Camaj Benjamin Clark Kevin Cosgrove Welles Crowther Melissa Doi Christine Egan Keith A. Glascoe John P. O'Neill Rick Rescorla
The Pentagon	Timothy Maude
American Airlines Flight 11	David Angell Berry Berenson Carolyn Beug Charles Edward Jones Daniel Lewin John Ogonowski Betty Ong Madeline Amy Sweeney
United Airlines Flight 175	Garnet Bailey Mark Bavis
American Airlines Flight 77	Charles Burlingame William E. Caswell Wilson Flagg Barbara Olson Mari-Rae Sopper
United Airlines Flight 93	Todd Beamer Mark Bingham Tom Burnett Jeremy Glick Lauren Grandcolas LeRoy Homer Jr.

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