Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn October 1, 2014 Schumer urged the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and General Services Administration (GSA) to work with the Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park to acquire a federally-owned property adjacent to Sonnenberg that would enable the world-class tourism destination to expand its grounds and build a new center to welcome tens of thousands of visitors each year. Sonnenberg currently lacks a number of key features, including a welcome center; a climate-controlled space to curate, archive and display artifacts; adequate paved parking for visitors and tour buses; and dedicated educational programming space on its campus.