Jess Coleman
@jesskcoleman.bsky.social
Lifelong NYer | Attorney | Community Activist | Fighting for Lower Manhattan with bold, progressive vision 🔭
📍Democratic Candidate for City Council D1
📍Democratic Candidate for City Council D1
Less than 24 hours until early voting!
Stop by Jess HQ tonight for a drink, some snacks, and one of our exclusive new tees!
⏰ 6-8pm
📍 Jess HQ, 25 Ann Street
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/jessfornewyo...
Stop by Jess HQ tonight for a drink, some snacks, and one of our exclusive new tees!
⏰ 6-8pm
📍 Jess HQ, 25 Ann Street
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/jessfornewyo...
June 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Less than 24 hours until early voting!
Stop by Jess HQ tonight for a drink, some snacks, and one of our exclusive new tees!
⏰ 6-8pm
📍 Jess HQ, 25 Ann Street
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/jessfornewyo...
Stop by Jess HQ tonight for a drink, some snacks, and one of our exclusive new tees!
⏰ 6-8pm
📍 Jess HQ, 25 Ann Street
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/jessfornewyo...
Something special is happening in NYC.
People are fed up with the broken status quo and ready for bold action: more housing, safer streets, and public spaces that put people first.
We’ve built serious momentum. Join us Sunday and help turn it into power💪
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People are fed up with the broken status quo and ready for bold action: more housing, safer streets, and public spaces that put people first.
We’ve built serious momentum. Join us Sunday and help turn it into power💪
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Something special is happening in NYC.
People are fed up with the broken status quo and ready for bold action: more housing, safer streets, and public spaces that put people first.
We’ve built serious momentum. Join us Sunday and help turn it into power💪
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
People are fed up with the broken status quo and ready for bold action: more housing, safer streets, and public spaces that put people first.
We’ve built serious momentum. Join us Sunday and help turn it into power💪
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
No plans tomorrow?
Come hang out at Jess HQ and help us write postcards to fellow Lower Manhattanites!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Come hang out at Jess HQ and help us write postcards to fellow Lower Manhattanites!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
May 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
No plans tomorrow?
Come hang out at Jess HQ and help us write postcards to fellow Lower Manhattanites!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Come hang out at Jess HQ and help us write postcards to fellow Lower Manhattanites!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Hot on his tail—with bold, common-sense solutions to actually lower your rent.
Thanks to @thecity.nyc for spotlighting the movement we’re building.
Thanks to @thecity.nyc for spotlighting the movement we’re building.
May 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hot on his tail—with bold, common-sense solutions to actually lower your rent.
Thanks to @thecity.nyc for spotlighting the movement we’re building.
Thanks to @thecity.nyc for spotlighting the movement we’re building.
Housing’s out of reach. Hate crimes are rising. Our rights are under attack.
LGBTQ New Yorkers are on the front lines—and too often ignored by people in power.
Proud to have @SDNYC in my corner as we fight for real progress—not more empty promises.
LGBTQ New Yorkers are on the front lines—and too often ignored by people in power.
Proud to have @SDNYC in my corner as we fight for real progress—not more empty promises.
April 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Housing’s out of reach. Hate crimes are rising. Our rights are under attack.
LGBTQ New Yorkers are on the front lines—and too often ignored by people in power.
Proud to have @SDNYC in my corner as we fight for real progress—not more empty promises.
LGBTQ New Yorkers are on the front lines—and too often ignored by people in power.
Proud to have @SDNYC in my corner as we fight for real progress—not more empty promises.
Jess HQ is OPEN!
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight. The energy was electric—and a powerful reminder of what this campaign is all about: a more affordable, vibrant, and just NYC.
Final stretch ahead. Let’s get to work.
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight. The energy was electric—and a powerful reminder of what this campaign is all about: a more affordable, vibrant, and just NYC.
Final stretch ahead. Let’s get to work.
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Jess HQ is OPEN!
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight. The energy was electric—and a powerful reminder of what this campaign is all about: a more affordable, vibrant, and just NYC.
Final stretch ahead. Let’s get to work.
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight. The energy was electric—and a powerful reminder of what this campaign is all about: a more affordable, vibrant, and just NYC.
Final stretch ahead. Let’s get to work.
We’re opening up our campaign office tomorrow—come celebrate with us!
Come enjoy some drinks and snacks, grab some campaign swag, and hear about how we’re going to lower your rent!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Come enjoy some drinks and snacks, grab some campaign swag, and hear about how we’re going to lower your rent!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We’re opening up our campaign office tomorrow—come celebrate with us!
Come enjoy some drinks and snacks, grab some campaign swag, and hear about how we’re going to lower your rent!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Come enjoy some drinks and snacks, grab some campaign swag, and hear about how we’re going to lower your rent!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Lower Manhattan has the highest storefront vacancy rate in NYC. Giving up a few parking spaces—for just a handful of hours every week—in exchange for a vibrant public space that benefits residents and small businesses is a no-brainer.
Good work, CB3!
Good work, CB3!
April 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Lower Manhattan has the highest storefront vacancy rate in NYC. Giving up a few parking spaces—for just a handful of hours every week—in exchange for a vibrant public space that benefits residents and small businesses is a no-brainer.
Good work, CB3!
Good work, CB3!
Left: opposing congestion pricing.
Right: taking credit for a project funded by congestion pricing.
Right: taking credit for a project funded by congestion pricing.
April 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Left: opposing congestion pricing.
Right: taking credit for a project funded by congestion pricing.
Right: taking credit for a project funded by congestion pricing.
LGBTQ+ rights are under attack—book bans, healthcare restrictions, attempts to erase trans people. It’s an assault on all of us—our freedoms, our democracy, our right to exist.
Proud to be endorsed by @jimowlesclub.bsky.social. We need leaders who fight back, not just play defense.
Proud to be endorsed by @jimowlesclub.bsky.social. We need leaders who fight back, not just play defense.
March 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
LGBTQ+ rights are under attack—book bans, healthcare restrictions, attempts to erase trans people. It’s an assault on all of us—our freedoms, our democracy, our right to exist.
Proud to be endorsed by @jimowlesclub.bsky.social. We need leaders who fight back, not just play defense.
Proud to be endorsed by @jimowlesclub.bsky.social. We need leaders who fight back, not just play defense.
I agree, Chris Marte: We need new social housing now more than ever.
Let’s get rid of local politicians who block 100% affordable housing projects in their own districts.
Oh wait…
Let’s get rid of local politicians who block 100% affordable housing projects in their own districts.
Oh wait…
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I agree, Chris Marte: We need new social housing now more than ever.
Let’s get rid of local politicians who block 100% affordable housing projects in their own districts.
Oh wait…
Let’s get rid of local politicians who block 100% affordable housing projects in their own districts.
Oh wait…
Jump a turnstile ➡️ fare evasion
Conceal your license plate ➡️ clever
Conceal your license plate ➡️ clever
January 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Jump a turnstile ➡️ fare evasion
Conceal your license plate ➡️ clever
Conceal your license plate ➡️ clever
It's so fitting that, just yesterday, my opponent became the only representative in Manhattan to vote against City of Yes, an essential reform of our outdated zoning laws.
This is why I'm running - b/c of leaders who preach progressive values but stand in the way of solutions.
This is why I'm running - b/c of leaders who preach progressive values but stand in the way of solutions.
December 6, 2024 at 6:22 PM
It's so fitting that, just yesterday, my opponent became the only representative in Manhattan to vote against City of Yes, an essential reform of our outdated zoning laws.
This is why I'm running - b/c of leaders who preach progressive values but stand in the way of solutions.
This is why I'm running - b/c of leaders who preach progressive values but stand in the way of solutions.
I love this city, but I'm tired of leaders who fight for the status quo rather than offer a bold vision for progress.
Rents are sky rocketing, public transit is crumbling, our streets are more congested than ever.
We need leaders who prioritize solutions, not rhetoric.
Rents are sky rocketing, public transit is crumbling, our streets are more congested than ever.
We need leaders who prioritize solutions, not rhetoric.
December 6, 2024 at 6:22 PM
I love this city, but I'm tired of leaders who fight for the status quo rather than offer a bold vision for progress.
Rents are sky rocketing, public transit is crumbling, our streets are more congested than ever.
We need leaders who prioritize solutions, not rhetoric.
Rents are sky rocketing, public transit is crumbling, our streets are more congested than ever.
We need leaders who prioritize solutions, not rhetoric.
Hey NYC! I'm thrilled to officially announce that I'm running for City Council!
I'm a lifelong Manhattanite, attorney, and community activist running to restore faith in progressive governance - for affordable homes, safe streets and vibrant open spaces.
Join me at jessfornewyork.com
I'm a lifelong Manhattanite, attorney, and community activist running to restore faith in progressive governance - for affordable homes, safe streets and vibrant open spaces.
Join me at jessfornewyork.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Hey NYC! I'm thrilled to officially announce that I'm running for City Council!
I'm a lifelong Manhattanite, attorney, and community activist running to restore faith in progressive governance - for affordable homes, safe streets and vibrant open spaces.
Join me at jessfornewyork.com
I'm a lifelong Manhattanite, attorney, and community activist running to restore faith in progressive governance - for affordable homes, safe streets and vibrant open spaces.
Join me at jessfornewyork.com
While Paris is replacing parking spaces with trees, NYC will soon replace thousands of outdoor dining locations with parking spaces.
It’s really disheartening to watch NYC abandon its role as the global leader in urbanism.
It’s really disheartening to watch NYC abandon its role as the global leader in urbanism.
November 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM
While Paris is replacing parking spaces with trees, NYC will soon replace thousands of outdoor dining locations with parking spaces.
It’s really disheartening to watch NYC abandon its role as the global leader in urbanism.
It’s really disheartening to watch NYC abandon its role as the global leader in urbanism.
Today I learned that Elon Musk thinks people pay tariffs on fentanyl.
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Today I learned that Elon Musk thinks people pay tariffs on fentanyl.
Just saw Wicked. The best part (besides the musical performances, obviously)?
The Emerald City!
Incredibly dense with big pedestrian plazas and a bullet train right into the city center. Not a highway in sight.
Interesting what we imagine as an ideal, magical city!
The Emerald City!
Incredibly dense with big pedestrian plazas and a bullet train right into the city center. Not a highway in sight.
Interesting what we imagine as an ideal, magical city!
November 23, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Just saw Wicked. The best part (besides the musical performances, obviously)?
The Emerald City!
Incredibly dense with big pedestrian plazas and a bullet train right into the city center. Not a highway in sight.
Interesting what we imagine as an ideal, magical city!
The Emerald City!
Incredibly dense with big pedestrian plazas and a bullet train right into the city center. Not a highway in sight.
Interesting what we imagine as an ideal, magical city!
No policy is perfect, but at a time when urban progressive governance is under extreme attack, what message does it send that *New York City,* the largest, densest city in the country, can't even get rid of parking mandates during a historic housing crisis?
November 19, 2024 at 2:51 PM
No policy is perfect, but at a time when urban progressive governance is under extreme attack, what message does it send that *New York City,* the largest, densest city in the country, can't even get rid of parking mandates during a historic housing crisis?
Over 80% of people entering this portion of Chinatown do so on foot, but only a third of the public infrastructure supports pedestrians.
We have a duty to learn from our mistakes—nothing has hollowed out American cities more than this type of hyper-prioritization of cars.
We have a duty to learn from our mistakes—nothing has hollowed out American cities more than this type of hyper-prioritization of cars.
November 19, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Over 80% of people entering this portion of Chinatown do so on foot, but only a third of the public infrastructure supports pedestrians.
We have a duty to learn from our mistakes—nothing has hollowed out American cities more than this type of hyper-prioritization of cars.
We have a duty to learn from our mistakes—nothing has hollowed out American cities more than this type of hyper-prioritization of cars.
A new study from @NYC_DOT finds that reopening Park Row in Lower Manhattan to cars would add *more traffic overall* to Chinatown.
This phenomenon, induced demand, is the most important concept in transportation policy but is so often misunderstood by politicians. @streetsblognyc.bsky.social
This phenomenon, induced demand, is the most important concept in transportation policy but is so often misunderstood by politicians. @streetsblognyc.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 1:48 PM
A new study from @NYC_DOT finds that reopening Park Row in Lower Manhattan to cars would add *more traffic overall* to Chinatown.
This phenomenon, induced demand, is the most important concept in transportation policy but is so often misunderstood by politicians. @streetsblognyc.bsky.social
This phenomenon, induced demand, is the most important concept in transportation policy but is so often misunderstood by politicians. @streetsblognyc.bsky.social
Lower Manhattan has incredibly few Open Streets. Meanwhile, our councilmember advocates *expanding* streets for more car access, rather than investing in pedestrians, bikers, and public transit riders.
He also opposes City of Yes, which would expand the ability to convert offices into apartments.
He also opposes City of Yes, which would expand the ability to convert offices into apartments.
November 15, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Lower Manhattan has incredibly few Open Streets. Meanwhile, our councilmember advocates *expanding* streets for more car access, rather than investing in pedestrians, bikers, and public transit riders.
He also opposes City of Yes, which would expand the ability to convert offices into apartments.
He also opposes City of Yes, which would expand the ability to convert offices into apartments.
The report also finds that when steps are taken to prioritize pedestrians (with things like Open Streets and pedestrian plazas), those areas experience significant benefits compared to nearby areas.
This should not be a surprise: invest in things people want and enjoy, and communities will thrive.
This should not be a surprise: invest in things people want and enjoy, and communities will thrive.
November 15, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The report also finds that when steps are taken to prioritize pedestrians (with things like Open Streets and pedestrian plazas), those areas experience significant benefits compared to nearby areas.
This should not be a surprise: invest in things people want and enjoy, and communities will thrive.
This should not be a surprise: invest in things people want and enjoy, and communities will thrive.
Post-Covid, our neighborhoods are changing. Lower Manhattan was built to cater to a massive surge in office workers during the day.
That's no longer the case, but our policy has not changed to meet the changing needs of residents.
That's no longer the case, but our policy has not changed to meet the changing needs of residents.
November 15, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Post-Covid, our neighborhoods are changing. Lower Manhattan was built to cater to a massive surge in office workers during the day.
That's no longer the case, but our policy has not changed to meet the changing needs of residents.
That's no longer the case, but our policy has not changed to meet the changing needs of residents.
Today, @nycplanning.bsky.social released a report about storefront vacancy in NYC.
Who comes out on top? FiDi, BPC, Tribeca and Chinatown, some of the most historic, prosperous and vibrant communities in the country.
How could this be?
Who comes out on top? FiDi, BPC, Tribeca and Chinatown, some of the most historic, prosperous and vibrant communities in the country.
How could this be?
November 15, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Today, @nycplanning.bsky.social released a report about storefront vacancy in NYC.
Who comes out on top? FiDi, BPC, Tribeca and Chinatown, some of the most historic, prosperous and vibrant communities in the country.
How could this be?
Who comes out on top? FiDi, BPC, Tribeca and Chinatown, some of the most historic, prosperous and vibrant communities in the country.
How could this be?