Chester Jesus Soria
@chestersoria.com
I communicate about affordable housing, land use, economic development, criminal justice, immigration and more.
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"The last thing NYCHA residents need is more process and red tape. I love a good Community Board meeting as much as the next person, but when my sink breaks, I don’t have to spend five years in working groups begging to get it fixed. Neither should NYCHA residents." #affordablehousing
Let’s go on Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea
NYCHA’s Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea residents did everything right. They organized, made the plan and called for full reconstruction of their Manhattan homes. This isn’t just another project —…
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July 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"The last thing NYCHA residents need is more process and red tape. I love a good Community Board meeting as much as the next person, but when my sink breaks, I don’t have to spend five years in working groups begging to get it fixed. Neither should NYCHA residents." #affordablehousing
You know what's a privilege? Being fresh out of HS and not having to (at 18 years old) navigate the college application process without wrestling with one's racial or ethnic identity.
People are seriously underestimating the number of New Yorkers who have gone through the same process.
People are seriously underestimating the number of New Yorkers who have gone through the same process.
July 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
You know what's a privilege? Being fresh out of HS and not having to (at 18 years old) navigate the college application process without wrestling with one's racial or ethnic identity.
People are seriously underestimating the number of New Yorkers who have gone through the same process.
People are seriously underestimating the number of New Yorkers who have gone through the same process.
Reading all the headlines about Venezuelans getting detained and deported over their tattoos left me feeling helpless. It also convinced me to get my first at 41. chstr.me/tattoo
on my first tattoo. — chester jesus soria
I finally got my first tattoo. A few weeks after turning 41, I did what I’ve threatened my parents I’d do since I was a teenager. I didn’t expect it to happen for the reasons it finally did.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Reading all the headlines about Venezuelans getting detained and deported over their tattoos left me feeling helpless. It also convinced me to get my first at 41. chstr.me/tattoo
Strong words from some of New York's biggest defenders of immigrant communities. @thenyic.bsky.social's @heyitsmurad.bsky.social is joined by three @council.nyc.gov speakers who enacted and defended critical policies over the last 15+ years to protect immigrant New Yorkers' rights.
Backing sanctuary NYC, even if the mayor won’t
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing this morning on sanctuary cities is nothing more than an attempt to vilify immigrants and further a political agenda of fear and divisi…
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March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Strong words from some of New York's biggest defenders of immigrant communities. @thenyic.bsky.social's @heyitsmurad.bsky.social is joined by three @council.nyc.gov speakers who enacted and defended critical policies over the last 15+ years to protect immigrant New Yorkers' rights.
I’m very excited to share that I’ve joined the board of @citylimitsnews.bsky.social.
If you don't already know, City Limits provides in-depth, independent reporting on the issues that shape New York City — especially housing, one of the most urgent and complex challenges our communities face.
If you don't already know, City Limits provides in-depth, independent reporting on the issues that shape New York City — especially housing, one of the most urgent and complex challenges our communities face.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I’m very excited to share that I’ve joined the board of @citylimitsnews.bsky.social.
If you don't already know, City Limits provides in-depth, independent reporting on the issues that shape New York City — especially housing, one of the most urgent and complex challenges our communities face.
If you don't already know, City Limits provides in-depth, independent reporting on the issues that shape New York City — especially housing, one of the most urgent and complex challenges our communities face.
Not for nothing but if congestion pricing helped cut my travel time to the doctor’s office from South Slope to Downtown Brooklyn, more please. #b63
February 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Not for nothing but if congestion pricing helped cut my travel time to the doctor’s office from South Slope to Downtown Brooklyn, more please. #b63
I thought I was ready.
(I am not ready.)
(I am not ready.)
Trump: "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America."
(He's serious.)
(He's serious.)
January 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I thought I was ready.
(I am not ready.)
(I am not ready.)
IRL example of local zoning at the Houston Children’s Museum.
January 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
IRL example of local zoning at the Houston Children’s Museum.
#CityOfYes is just the first step toward tackling our housing shortage and affordability crisis. NYHC’s Rachel Fee explores what needs to happen now, especially at a national level. Spoiler: "it’s critical to preserve public housing and rental assistance to combat the national housing crisis.”
Op-ed: Working with the incoming federal administration on housing
The tax reform promises President-elect Donald Trump made on the 2024 campaign trail exclude the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit – the main financing tool for affordable housing, writes contributor Rach...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:07 PM
#CityOfYes is just the first step toward tackling our housing shortage and affordability crisis. NYHC’s Rachel Fee explores what needs to happen now, especially at a national level. Spoiler: "it’s critical to preserve public housing and rental assistance to combat the national housing crisis.”
Important message from @thenyic.bsky.social's @heyitsmurad.bsky.social ahead of the upcoming legislative session: "Our state and local leaders are the last defense against unconstitutional and immoral federal policies."
How Albany can stand with immigrant communities
As Donald Trump prepares for a return to the White House, immigrants are bracing for his promised mass deportations and family separations to become real. Now, New York must confront the devastatin…
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December 16, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Important message from @thenyic.bsky.social's @heyitsmurad.bsky.social ahead of the upcoming legislative session: "Our state and local leaders are the last defense against unconstitutional and immoral federal policies."
Literally "Veep."
December 13, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Literally "Veep."
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"Our Constitution is for all of us. Even for undocumented immigrants." Speaking to @michael-hill.bsky.social, Mayor Adams walks back earlier comments that undocumented people were not entitled to due process under the U.S. Constitution on @wnyc.org today. #nyc #imigration @gothamist.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:55 PM
"Our Constitution is for all of us. Even for undocumented immigrants." Speaking to @michael-hill.bsky.social, Mayor Adams walks back earlier comments that undocumented people were not entitled to due process under the U.S. Constitution on @wnyc.org today. #nyc #imigration @gothamist.com
#CityOfYes passes! Shout out to the #YesToHousing Coalition for its tireless work fighting for more housing in every neighborhood. Along with #CityForAll, today marks an unprecedented step toward more housing across New York City that can address our affordability crisis.
December 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM
#CityOfYes passes! Shout out to the #YesToHousing Coalition for its tireless work fighting for more housing in every neighborhood. Along with #CityForAll, today marks an unprecedented step toward more housing across New York City that can address our affordability crisis.
American voters elected a verifiably prolific liar, so the pearl-clutching over the pardon flip-flop feels a little misplaced.
December 2, 2024 at 6:41 PM
American voters elected a verifiably prolific liar, so the pearl-clutching over the pardon flip-flop feels a little misplaced.
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Mass deportation will hit political, logistical, economic, and legal obstacles -- but Trump can do vast damage to immigrant families and communities along the way, and NYC's next mayor is morally and politically obligated to resist and repair the wreckage. My latest in @nymag
Will Eric Adams Defend the City From Trump’s Mass Deportation?
This mayor (or the next one) faces a critical test.
nymag.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Mass deportation will hit political, logistical, economic, and legal obstacles -- but Trump can do vast damage to immigrant families and communities along the way, and NYC's next mayor is morally and politically obligated to resist and repair the wreckage. My latest in @nymag
Went out as a 40-year-old in Bushwick last night and witnessed someone at the bar Shazaming Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax.”
November 25, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Went out as a 40-year-old in Bushwick last night and witnessed someone at the bar Shazaming Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax.”
Reposted by Chester Jesus Soria
And here, via the Council, is a list of all the modifications they made. (The full zoning text will be posted at some point to the council's Legistar website.)
See anything interesting? Reach out, DM, etc.:
council.nyc.gov/land-use/wp-...
See anything interesting? Reach out, DM, etc.:
council.nyc.gov/land-use/wp-...
council.nyc.gov
November 22, 2024 at 12:17 AM
And here, via the Council, is a list of all the modifications they made. (The full zoning text will be posted at some point to the council's Legistar website.)
See anything interesting? Reach out, DM, etc.:
council.nyc.gov/land-use/wp-...
See anything interesting? Reach out, DM, etc.:
council.nyc.gov/land-use/wp-...
Reposted by Chester Jesus Soria
City of Yes for Housing Opportunity gets voted on by City Council committee this week. Here's Richard Buery and Bea De la Torre explaining why the rezoning is essential for the poorest New Yorkers. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...
Vital City | Why New Yorkers in Poverty Need City of Yes
The benefits of the Adams administration’s zoning reform plan are especially big for those on the bottom rungs of the income ladder.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:09 PM
City of Yes for Housing Opportunity gets voted on by City Council committee this week. Here's Richard Buery and Bea De la Torre explaining why the rezoning is essential for the poorest New Yorkers. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...
Reposted by Chester Jesus Soria
Misinformation on Latino immigrant TikTok is insane. Video (85k likes!) claims Trump announced he’ll only deport illegal immigrants who committed crimes in the US, he’ll create a legal pathway for construction workers, ICE agents won’t do workplace raids, working immigrants will get $2k/mo. checks
November 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Misinformation on Latino immigrant TikTok is insane. Video (85k likes!) claims Trump announced he’ll only deport illegal immigrants who committed crimes in the US, he’ll create a legal pathway for construction workers, ICE agents won’t do workplace raids, working immigrants will get $2k/mo. checks
Reposted by Chester Jesus Soria
Nativist opposition to housing is unbecoming of NYC elected officials. We must pass City of Yes so we can continue to welcome new residents and provide affordable housing to current residents. citylimits.org/2024/11/12/o...
Opinion: Real New Yorkers Embrace Diversity and Community
“If we don’t pass City of Yes—a common sense set of policies that encourage housing production and prioritize people over cars—we will let the unreasonable and provincial mindset vocalized by Paladino...
citylimits.org
November 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Nativist opposition to housing is unbecoming of NYC elected officials. We must pass City of Yes so we can continue to welcome new residents and provide affordable housing to current residents. citylimits.org/2024/11/12/o...
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“Veronica Yurovsky lives in a building in Park Slope that is 18 stories tall that was built in 1968, and said if it were built today, ‘people would claim that it’s out of character for the neighborhood and would mount campaigns against it being built.’”
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November 12, 2024 at 1:32 AM
“Veronica Yurovsky lives in a building in Park Slope that is 18 stories tall that was built in 1968, and said if it were built today, ‘people would claim that it’s out of character for the neighborhood and would mount campaigns against it being built.’”
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As a country, we will have to learn the hard way now.
November 6, 2024 at 12:41 PM
As a country, we will have to learn the hard way now.
What’s the score?
November 5, 2024 at 11:17 PM
What’s the score?
Independent polling by Princeton's @zoningwonk.bsky.social shows that 72 percent of New York City voters support the pro-housing reforms that #CityofYes would create. The City Planning Commission approved the plan — now it's up to the City Council to say #YesToHousing.
City of Yes Survey
From August 14 through September 22, 2024, Adrian Pietrzak (PhD Candidate, Princeton University) conducted a survey of 1,733 registered voters in New York City.[1] The survey included an experimental ...
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September 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Independent polling by Princeton's @zoningwonk.bsky.social shows that 72 percent of New York City voters support the pro-housing reforms that #CityofYes would create. The City Planning Commission approved the plan — now it's up to the City Council to say #YesToHousing.
RIP Shelley Duvall.
Car Chase | Brewster McCloud | Warner Archive
Brewster McCloud (1970) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #BrewsterMcCloudRobert Altman followed up the smash hit M*A*S*H* with one of the most unusual - and decide...
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July 11, 2024 at 5:41 PM
RIP Shelley Duvall.