Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
today visited Rochester and announced that he has helped secure $42.5 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) that were needed to greenlight the multi-phase $200 million redevelopment of the Sibley Building into a vibrant downtown hub for photonics spin-offs, high tech businesses, new shops, and tenants. Schumer said securing these federal funds was the final piece of the puzzle needed in order for the Sibley Building developers, WinnDevelopment, to start construction on the first $110 million in renovations on-schedule in February 2016, and ultimately to move forward on the complete multi-phase, job-creating $200 million Sibley redevelopment plan.