by Geoff Cobb 
The company is long gone, but the building remains. The Leviton Building just off McGuinnness Boulevard on Greenpoint Avenue has an interesting history. The Leviton Company was founded in 1906 by Evser Leviton and his son Isidor. They began by manufacturing brass mantle tips for the natural gas lights in Manhattan, and sold their goods on a pushcart on the Bowery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Then, Isidor designed a…
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Hi Geoff, Interesting article regarding Leviton. A couple of points to add to the body of knowledge:
Leviton was one of the earliest companies to provide benefits packages to factory workers. In addition, it was one of precious few large companies where Italians, Polish, Blacks, and Hispanics were hired and could rise in the company structure.
The executive offices moved out in 1975 but manufacturing remained until the late 1990’s.
The executive office moved to Little Neck prior to 1975. They moved in the early 70s. They are now in Melville, Long Island.