“NYC High“: A portrait series and daily feature in which we introduce you to one New York City council member per day, as drawn by Lauri Apple, until Election Day 2010 (Nov. 2).

Name: Jessica S. Lappin (D) District 5: Manhattan Reps: Upper East Side, Roosevelt Island. Member since January 2006.

-Chairs the city’s Aging Committee.
-Probably went to better schools than you (Stuyvesant High, Georgetown).
-Won’t be getting any Seasons Greetings cards from the folks who own Patty’s Taco Truck this year, in all likelihood.

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