Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On May 27, 2015, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer visited Eastchester Town Hall and Police Station to announce his recently introduced legislation that will crack down on an alarming new nationwide crime trend called “swatting,” which has recently emerged as a problem in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. Schumer explained that “swatting” is an incident in which a fake phone call is made in an effort to have police SWAT teams respond to an unsuspecting resident’s home. In light of the recent uptick in “swatting” attacks in Westchester and the Hudson Valley, as well as around the country, Schumer pushed his new legislation that will increase penalties for wrongdoers who call police forces to falsely accuse innocent residents of participating in illegal actions. Schumer was joined by Eastchester Town Supervisor Anthony Colavita and members of the Eastchester Police Department.