Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On November 2, 2018, Senator Schumer stood at City Hall in downtown Binghamton as he called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the City of Binghamton’s application for $12.2 million in federal funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grants (BUILD) program. Schumer explained that the City of Binghamton, with support from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), would use the BUILD funding to undertake City Administration’s “Main Street Complete Streets Project,” which would establish a new, multi-modal transportation and urban design system in Downtown Binghamton. Although the Corridor is traveled by a wide range of pedestrians, cyclists, bus riders, motorists, and a diverse group of residents, students and tourists alike, the current infrastructure is greatly limited in many areas and cannot accommodate the ongoing rise of usage as the city continues to grow and the diverse types of transportation in a safe and efficient manner. Schumer said that this federal funding is critical to further the ongoing success of Binghamton’s downtown revitalization effort, support existing investment and bring vital economic development to the Main Street Corridor through increased accessibility and improvements to the safety of the transportation system