[2][3] After high school, Levy served for two years in the Navy Medical Corps; he returned to New York in 1946 after receiving an honorable discharge.

[4] Levy attended NYU and Queens College, but left to help with the family business, the Plaza Restaurant in Spring Valley, New York.

In 1963, Levy was working in the family owned restaurant when he was approached to run for the position of Councilman of the town of Ramapo, New York.

[1] Levy held the position until he was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1968 defeating incumbent Democrat Joseph St.

[3] Throughout his career, Levy was involved in issues related to consumer protection, education, mental health, and the environment.

[3] In August 1973, Governor Nelson Rockefeller appointed Levy to the Temporary State Commission on Living Costs and the Economy.

[7] In 1970, Levy helped secure funding for the construction of interchange 14B on the New York State Thruway on Airmont Road in Ramapo.

[8] In 1971, Levy helped defeat a bill that would have allowed the Department of Health to close Haverstraw Rehabilitation Hospital.

He successfully sponsored and cosponsored more than 280 pieces of legislation,[3] including several bills that protected consumers,[11][12] children,[13][14] and the elderly.

[17] The committees that Levy served on during his time in the New York State Senate included consumer protection; banks; commerce; economic development and small business; education; environmental conservation; mental hygiene; tourism; recreation and sports; and transportation.

[21] In 1983, after the death of his 24-year-old daughter Felicia in an automobile accident, Levy contributed funds donated in her memory to help with the construction of a new dialysis center at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York.

[26] During the service, a group of Clarkstown police officers gave a final salute, and a color guard of Jewish war veterans placed an American flag on Levy's casket.

[27] Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Rockland Pipe and Drum Corps played bagpipes as they escorted the senator's motorcade from the temple.

[30] On March 6, 1991, the New York State Assembly adopted Legislative Resolution 409, "Commemorating the Life and Achievements of the Honorable Eugene Levy".

[55] On February 7, 1991, Meals on Wheels of Rockland County dedicated the Eugene Levy Memorial Room at its facility in Nanuet, New York.

[61] On April 18, 2004, Levy was posthumously inducted into the Association for Retarded Children (ARC) of Rockland's 50th Anniversary Hall of Fame, for his support and involvement in causes related to people with disabilities.