Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On July 14, 2014 Schumer visited Empire Brewery in downtown Syracuse to support the brewing company in its effort to obtain USDA funding for expansion. Empire Brewery hopes to create an in-house bottling plant and a farm in CNY to grow its own hops, which would allow the company to bring its beer to grocery store shelves for the first time.