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  1. 06.24.2025

    SCHUMER: AS SUMMER SIZZLES, UPSTATE NY TOURISM FIZZLES - NEW DATA SHOWS TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR SLAMS UPSTATE NY, WITH CANADIAN BORDER CROSSINGS PLUMMETING 400,000 LAST MONTH, A 25% DECREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR – THREATENING THOUSANDS OF JOBS, SMALL BUSINESSES & MAIN STREETS THAT RELY ON SUMMER TOURISM BOOST
    Bridge North Country 48 723 34 746 28 69 Thousand Islands Bridge North Country 172 733 140 600 18 6 Seaway Bridge North Country 234 826 224 657 4 33 Since taking office in January Trump has damaged the United...

  2. 05.28.2025

    SCHUMER REVEALS: AS SUMMER SEASON KICKS OFF, TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR SLAMS UPSTATE NY - CANADIAN BORDER CROSSINGS PLUNGE NEARLY 290,000 & PLUMMET A WHOPPING 22% ACROSS ALL NY PORTS OF ENTRY LAST MONTH - THREATENING NY SMALL BUSINESSES, THOUSANDS OF JOBS, AND UPSTATE ECONOMY RELIANT ON SUMMER TOURISM BOOST
    Bridge North Country 43 945 31 857 27 51 Thousand Islands Bridge North Country 147 814 117 953 20 20 Seaway Bridge North Country 209 524 205 518 1 91 Schumer said this steep drop is alarming and called on...

  3. 11.13.2024

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE $11+ MILLION FOR PORT OF OSWEGO TO BUILD 1ST WATERSIDE, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED WAREHOUSE AT A GREAT LAKES PORT, ADDING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR UPSTATE NY’S RAPIDLY GROWING CHIPS & MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
    only port on Lake Ontario and is the first U S port of call on the Great Lakes from the St Lawrence Seaway Located on the designated USDOT Marine Highway the Port is critical for U S industry as it is accessible...

  4. 05.16.2024

    SCHUMER, AFTER YEARS OF ADVOCACY & DELIVERING FED FUNDING, APPLAUDS OFFICIAL OPENING OF ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY VISITOR CENTER IN MASSENA
    Schumer Personally Visited The Aging Seaway Visitor Center To Advocate For Renovations in 2018 And Successfully Delivered 6 Million In Fed Funding To Make Today s Ribbon Cutting Possible Schumer Says New...New Center Will Be A Major Boost To Region s Tourist Economy Will Bolster Vital Saint Lawrence Seaway Operations An Essential Transportation Link For The Region Schumer This Grand Opening Will Make Waves...on the vital St Lawrence Seaway and after delivering major funding to jumpstart the new...

  5. 12.19.2023

    SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR LANDMARK 25th YEAR; NOW WITH 4,500+ VISITS TO UPSTATE NY AND LONG ISLAND IN HIS CAREER, SENATOR SAYS HIS SILVER ANNIVERSARY WITH THE EMPIRE STATE WAS ONE OF MOST MEANINGFUL TOURS — INCLUDING DELIVERING BILLIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, CREATING THOUSANDS OF GOOD-PAYING JOBS — AND SAYS HE WILL CONTINUE TRADITION AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
    funding to kick start in 2021 add 500 feet to the west side dock wall for a second vessel berth at seaway depth and expand storage facilities for increased cargo capacity These upgrades will allow the Port...

  6. 11.01.2023

    SCHUMER SECURES $5+ MILLION – THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW – TO COMPLETE THE LONG-AWAITED PORT OF OGDENSBURG’S TERMINAL EXPANSION PROJECT
    funding the port will add 500 feet to the west side dock wall to create a second vessel berth at seaway depth and expand storage facilities for increased cargo Additionally the improvements will boost...crosses much of the Eastern United States Schumer said that the need to accommodate vessels with Seaway maximum drafts is expected to rise over the next 50 years and with the Port s prime location and...

  7. 03.16.2023

    SCHUMER REVEALS: PRESIDENT’S BUDGET BLUEPRINT A BOON FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATOR HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR INVESTMENTS FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES, WORKERS, AND UPSTATE COMMUNITIES
    St Lawrence Seaway The budget request includes 40 29 million an increase of nearly 1 8 million from last year to fund two programs Seaway Operations and Maintenance 23 99 million and Seaway Infrastructure...Infrastructure 16 30 million The Seaway Infrastructure Program SIP addresses the needs of the organization s infrastructure assets in Massena N Y which include vessel locks buildings and grounds a vehicular bridge...bridge and tunnel roadways utilities tugboats and equipment The Seaway is...

  8. 12.19.2022

    AFTER ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE CONGRESSES IN DECADES, AND BEING ELECTED TO A RECORD SETTING 5th TERM TO THE U.S. SENATE, SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR THE 24th TIME; SENATOR CALLS THIS TOUR ONE OF MOST IMPACTFUL OF HIS CAREER; AFTER DELIVERING BILLIONS FOR NY AND CREATING THOUSANDS OF GOOD PAYING JOBS THIS YEAR, SCHUMER FINISHES ANNUAL TOUR OF STATE IN SARATOGA COUNTY, WITH 118 TOTAL VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND
    across Upstate NY Delivered 6 Million To Modernize The St Lawrence Seaway Visitors Center After personally visiting the St Lawrence Seaway Visitors Center in 2018 and successfully delivering over 6 million...

  9. 09.29.2022

    SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY LOCK VISITORS’ CENTER GROUNDBREAKING
    Washington D C After personally visiting the St Lawrence Seaway Visitors Center in 2018 and successfully delivering over 6 million in federal funding through U S Department of Transportation to replace...groundbreaking of the new facility I was proud to fight for and deliver 6 million to modernize the St Lawrence Seaway Visitors Center said Senator Schumer Tens of thousands of tourists come to Massena every year to...

  10. 05.05.2021

    AS NEW YORK PREPARES TO REOPEN FOR BUSINESS, SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY WORK WITH CANADIAN OFFICIALS AND DEVELOP CONCRETE PLAN TO REOPEN THE NORTHERN BORDER ASAP; SENATOR SAYS CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR REOPENING MUST BE ESTABLISHED AS THE NORTH COUNTRY’S ECONOMY DEPENDS ON SUMMER SEASON, CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC
    and hundreds of millions in cross border dollars Schumer explained the Thousand Island St Lawrence Seaway region s economy is deeply integrated with the Canadian economy Each year more than 2 3 Million Canadian...