Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chuck Schumer

Tell Your Senator to Support Transit and Green Jobs, Not Highways

By Ben Fried | Feb 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Update: Hold those phone calls, folks. Schumer has co-sponsored the Murray/Feinstein amendment, making it highly unlikely that he will offer his own, superior amendment. There are more amendments in the wings — supported by Senate Republicans and some surprising Democrats — that would give highway builders even greater leeway to build dirty, traffic-generating boondoggles. We’ll […]

Chuck Schumer on Transit: I’ve Got Your Back, Fairfield County

By Ben Fried | Jan 28, 2009 | 14 Comments

Schumer in Chautauqua. When was the last time you saw Chuck with a majestic cityscape behind him? New York’s senior senator threw suburban train riders a bone yesterday, announcing that he’s secured a tax break for transit commuters in the Senate version of the stimulus bill. The Daily News reports: The provision would raise the […]

Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton: Where Is the Leadership?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 30, 2008 | 11 Comments

Joining Hillary Clinton in the push to reduce the federal gas tax is fellow New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who has railed about gas prices at least since they "soared" to $1.59 per gallon. As Politico reports, rather than talking about climate change and auto dependence, Schumer is pushing a Democratic plan to go after […]

London Calling. Are New York’s Leaders Really Listening?

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 2, 2006 | 6 Comments

London officials closed the northern side of Trafalgar Square to traffic creating a vibrant new public space. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Chuck Schumer argue that New York City risks losing its place of global pre-eminence in a Wall Street Journal editorial yesterday. The editorial is a response to growing conventional wisdom that says London […]