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Locals And State Are Working Together To Submit Proposal, So Feds Can Promptly Review, Request & Approve Comprehensive Restoration Plan; River Access Improvement Projects In Putnam & Westchester Counties Schumer Says Feds Should Get Ready To Review, Approve and Help Fund New Hudson River Access For Boaters, Fishers & Recreation Use Across The Hudson Valley – Improving Access Would Greatly Benefit Tourist Destinations Like the Cold Spring Waterfront Schumer To Feds: Hudson River... Read More

Current Senate Bill Slashes HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Funding By More Than 90% From Fiscal Year 2015 Levels – Effectively Decimating Critical Funding Streams For Capital Region Cuts Put First Time Homeownership, Rehabilitation Programs, and Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts In Jeopardy   Schumer: Cuts Would Be Devastating For Schenectady, Troy and Colonie Standing at 1568 Carrie... Read More

Schumer & Gillibrand: Rev: Ithaca Startup Designed to Help Women Entrepreneurs Scale and Grow Their Businesses U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a federal grant of $50,000 for Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, a business incubator to help start and grow local businesses. Rev Ithaca is a collaborative project between Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Tompkins Cortland Community College to strengthen entrepreneurship opportunities for women in Ithaca. The... Read More

Tax Incentive Allows Businesses, Residents, and Municipalities to Install Solar Panels; However, They Only Receive These Benefits Upon Completion of the Project; With New Installations Contemplated in Rose, Williamson, City of Rochester, Henrietta, and Parma, Uncertainty About Solar Tax Credit’s Future Could Hamper Growth of Burgeoning Local Solar Companies Schumer Says Current Restrictions and Regulations Prevent Residents, Businesses, and The Solar Power Industry From... Read More

With So Many Near-Misses Of Drones Flying Into Planes, Schumer Will Push Geo-Fencing Amendment In Upcoming FAA Reauthorization Legislation Requiring Manufacturers to Implement The Technology; Schumer Says Congress Must Act Now or Could Be Forced To Wait Until 2016 for Next FAA Reauthorization Recent Drone Sightings At NYC-Area Airports Threaten Safety of Hundreds of Passengers Onboard Flights; Geo-Fencing Would Establish “Drone No Fly Zones” Near Airports, Over Sensitive Airspace... Read More

Tax Incentive Allows Savings on Investment in Solar Panels, However, They Only Receive These Benefits Upon Completion Of The Project; Uncertainty About Solar Tax Credit’s Future Could Delay Projects & Installations, Or Keep Projects From Happening At All, Hampering SolarCity’s Growth Schumer Says Current Restrictions And Regulations Prevent Businesses, Residents And The Solar Power Industry From Reaping Full Financial Benefits, Which Would Expand & Create... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Land, Improve Runways & Terminals, And Enhance Safety at Three Major WNY Airports   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,602,598 in federal funding for infrastructure projects at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Niagara Falls International Airport and Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, all located in Western New York. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of... Read More

Village of Penn Yan Applied to FEMA for $2.5M for Repairs, But More Than $410,000 Needed for Most Visible Repairs Had Yet to Be Approved By FEMA – In July, Schumer Urged FEMA to Expedite Requests & Approve Final 5 Projects Desperately Needed in Penn Yan  Owl’s Nest Community Center, In Yates County, Collapsed Shortly After Being Severely Damaged By May 2014 Flooding, Leaving Behind a Hole and Exposed Culvert; Village of Penn Yan Requested More Than $410,000 to Fix “Owl... Read More

Senator Says Smart Federal Investments Of Nearly $700K in the Museum’s Wild Walk, Community Maple Project, And Teacher Training Is Working; Attendance Has Increased 400% This Year And The Center Is A National Model For Teacher Training and Developing Our Maple Industry  An Additional $75K Grant Would Help Complete Funding for the Wild Walk and Help The Wild Center Continue to Grow As An Economic Engine for the North Country Schumer: Fed Investment Has Been “Wildly... Read More

Schumer Bill Would Require The Department Of Defense (DOD) And The Department Of Homeland Security (DHS) To Cooperate To Recruit And Expedite The Hiring Of Outgoing U.S. Military Service Members For Currently Open Positions As U.S. Customs And Border Protection (CBP) Officers At U.S. Ports Of Entry Bill Seeks To Address Delays Associated With CBP’S Necessarily Thorough Hiring Process, Which Have Left Land Ports Of Entry Along The U.S. Border, Like Plattsburgh in the North Country,... Read More

Schumer Says Abandoned Verizon Building in the Village of Camillus Has Been Allowed to Deteriorate; Local Residents Shouldn’t Have To Stare At The Eye-Sore Every Day   Letters Have Been Written And Calls Have Been Made To Verizon Asking For Their Attention, But Locals Have Not Received A Response – Schumer Urges Verizon to Listen to Community Concerns & Work With Locals to Clean Up the Property  Schumer to Verizon: Be A Good Neighbor To Camillus and Clean Up... Read More

Senator Will Also Make 100 Pairs of Tickets to West Lawn Viewing Available to New Yorkers  New Yorkers Can Go Online to Submit Their Requests Directly to the Senator's Office – Drawing Will be Held the Final Week of August Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that his office will be conducting a statewide lottery for one ticket to the Joint Meeting of Congress with His Holiness Pope Francis of the Holy See on September 24, 2015. Senator Schumer received one guest... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used For Studies Focused On Major Runway Safety Improvements    U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $539,821 in federal funding for two Capital Region airports. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, Fulton County Airport will receive $224,821 for an airfield pavement study that will look at ways to establish the current... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used to Equip Fire Apparatus With Large Diameter Hose   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $115,745 in federal funding for the Potsdam Fire Department in St. Lawrence County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The Potsdam Fire Department will invest these funds in standardizing the fleet of fire apparatus. Specifically, it will outfit these... Read More

Federal Funding Will Help the Lagrange Purchase Life-Saving Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney today announced $114,324 in federal funding for the Lagrange Fire District in Dutchess County. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to purchase life-saving equipment for the Town of Lagrange Fire District’s Emergency... Read More

Part 150 Study Will Better Evaluate Noise Impacts to Communities Surrounding JFK Airport; Senators Have Long Supported Part 150 Study, And Other Ways to Address Airplane Noise  Schumer, Gillibrand Announces $3.1 Million in Federal DOT Funding for JFK’s Noise Compatibility Study; Senators Urge Port Authority to Speed Up Study So That Noise is Remediated As Soon As Possible U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3.1 million in federal Department of... Read More

House & Senate Funding Bills Would Put Critical Funding At Risk For Historic Sites & Parks, Like The Home Of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site In Duchess County  Senator Says Tourism is a $500 Million a Year Industry in Dutchess and Any Measure That Threatens New York’s Historic Parks & Treasures Like the FDR Home Is Short-Sighted and Must Be Defeated  Schumer: FDR Site is Jewel in the Crown of Hudson Valley’s Booming Tourism... Read More

Amtrak’s Gateway Project Could Provide Thousands Of Hudson Valley Residents Easy Access In & Out of New York By Expanding Hudson River Tunnel Capacity and Building The “Secaucus Loop” Loop Would Connect Rail Lines From Orange And Rockland County Directly To Penn Station, Creating a “One-Seat Ride” For Residents West of the Hudson River Schumer: Gateway Plan Would Provide Opening To Realize One-Seat Ride for Orange and Rockland Residents Standing at the... Read More

Ulster County, Like The Rest Of The Hudson Valley, Has Experienced Explosion Of Heroin Use & An Increase in Drug-Related Crime; There Has Been A Significant Increase In Heroin Arrests In Ulster Since Last Year, And The Number Of Heroin-Related Deaths Has Quadrupled Federal HIDTA Anti-Drug Designation Will Finally Provide Much-Needed Resources and Technical Assistance To Help Ulster County Better Fight Its Growing Heroin Problem  Schumer: Ulster County Must Become a HIDTA to Access Vital... Read More

Metro-North Hudson Line, Which Serves An Average of 26K People Each Weekday, Was Damaged By  Superstorm Sandy When Salt Water Destroyed Electric Components & Third Rail Was Crushed; MTA Applied to Competitive Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Competition for Federal Grant to Construct More Resilient Power & Signal Equipment  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $20.7 Million Obligation of Federal Transit Administration Grant Funding; Will Support Design & Construction of 92 Elevated Steel... Read More