Assemblyman Jonathan Bing’s chief of staff, Ben Kallos, filed paperwork to run for the City Council seat in Manhattan currently held by Jessica Lappin, who is contemplating a bid for public advocate.
Kallos is a 20-something lawyer who has done some impressive tinkering with voter databases and has quickly embedded himself in the local Democratic scene.
His filing – which ...

Jessica Lappin, who is considering joining the crowded race for public advocate, plans to change the name of her campaign committee from Lappin for Council to Lappin 2009, a person with knowledge of the campaign said.
Lappin has also begun to “ramp up” her fund-raising effort and hired two new fund-raisers for the team, this person said.
Rachel Padgett, who ...

To the list of serious candidates for public advocate next year, add, maybe, City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin. "I am very seriously considering a run for Public Advocate next year," Lappin told me via text message moments ago. More than one reader told me recently of having been contacted by Lappin recently to gauge support for a prospective run. Lappin, a ...

In order for his proposal to extend term limits to become law, Michael Bloomberg needs the support of 26 members of the City Council. At the moment, only 14 members are on record saying they will vote in favor of the bill. Five of the undecideds—Alan Gerson, Jessica Lappin, James Oddo, Helen Sears, and Peter Vallone Jr.—have been ...