Robert E. Jackson

Here's City Council education chair Robert Jackson at a demonstration on the City Hall steps, explaining why he thinks the Council is an effective representative of parents' concerns.

During the press conference, the mayor made a Hitchcock-ian guest appearance nearby, stopping briefly to chat with Republican Councilman James Oddo.

He didn't appear to notice the demonstration.

-- Azi Paybarah

A supporter of Bill Perkins' bid for state senate tells the Politicker that he'll be endorsed Sunday by three Council Members who serve the Harlem senate district: Robert Jackson, Melissa Mark-Viverito and Miguel Martinez.

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