Jessica Lappin

Who is Jessica Lappin?

Jessica Suzanne Lappin is a lifelong New Yorker, Lower Manhattan business leader and a former city elected official. In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, New York City's largest Business Improvement District, which serves Lower Manhattan. Prior to that, she served two terms as a member of the New York City Council, representing Manhattan's fifth district, which includes the Upper East Side, East Midtown, and Roosevelt Island. She previously worked as a senior adviser and District Chief of Staff to Gifford Miller, the former Speaker of the New York City Council. She also ran in the Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President in 2013 and finished in second place.