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5 By Matt Chaban 10/06/11 5:26pm

Avid Cyclist Chuck Schumer No Fan of Prospect Park West Bike Lane, Says Neighbor

One of the curious things about the ongoing fight over the Prospect Park West bike lane is how one of its biggest opponents is a former city transportation commissioner whose husband is one of the most visible, even conspicuous, cyclists in the city. Yes, we are talking about Iris Weinshall and Chuck Schumer. New York's senior senator has remained publicly mum on the issue in his backyard, even while he purportedly lobbied behind the scenes to have something done about the bike lane.

Now Streetsblog has email proof of Senator Schumer's opposition to the lane—or at least that's what his neighbor claims. Read More

2 By Daniel D'Addario 8/03/11 10:22am

The Eight-Day Week

The Eight-Day Week: August 3-August 10

Wednesday, August 3 The Ultimate Art Machine Is the Guggenheim the Shake Shack of museums? Locations, locations, locations! Not content with outposts in the Basque Country and the United Arab Emirates (as well as the now-shuttered Las Vegas outpost, which seems in retrospect a bit of an overreach…to Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 6/08/11 3:42am

Transom

Charles Schumer, at Internet Week, Goes Viral

“It’s gone viral!” Senator Charles Schumer cried, summarizing Internet Week. Mr. Schumer delivered the keynote address this year, during which he announced his desire for a working group aimed at making New York America’s tech capital. Mr. Schumer also boosted his own Brooklyn bona fides. “Close to my house, there were these Jelly Pool concerts Read More

By The Editors 5/24/11 11:15pm

Editorial

You Punish the Banks, You Punish Us All

There is good economic news to report: The unemployment rate in New York City has dropped to 8.6 percent. That's a two-year low. And the good news on jobs comes despite a continued lull in construction, a traditional source of well-paid, blue-collar work.

Now the bad news: Washington is considering new banking rules that could very Read More

By Reid Pillifant 5/04/11 11:24pm

After Bin Laden

Both Senators, Nadler, King to Join Obama Tomorrow

President Obama will be at the World Trade Center site tomorrow and--while former President George W. Bush won't be joining him--a number of New York's congressional representatives will be making the trip back from Washington.

Senators Schumer and Gillibrand will both be in attendance. Congressman Nadler, who represents ground zero, will also be there. As Read More

By Reid Pillifant 5/04/11 4:28am

After Bin Laden

Views From the Top: Local Pols Make Sense of Bin Laden’s Death

Minutes after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, the blocks surrounding the World Trade Center site were flooded with people. "It's awesome," said 22-year-old Laura Cunningham, holding a Budweiser can while perched on the shoulders of her 6-foot-tall friend, Greg. "It's weird to celebrate someone's death," she added. "It's not exactly Read More

By Reid Pillifant 4/20/11 7:44pm

Budgeting

Schumer Has Already Seen This Medicare Movie

Senator Chuck Schumer is

House Republicans just passed -- on a party-line vote -- a plan to end Medicare as we know it.

They claim their plan saves money, but what it actually does is force seniors to pay much more and get far less. It's outrageous that the Republicans are trying to destroy Medicare Read More

By Reid Pillifant 4/06/11 10:14pm

Inside Baseball

Anthony Weiner On Legislating Loudly, And the Shadow of Schumer

In this morning's Observer, I wrote about the selective rage of Congressman Anthony Weiner, who has emerged as the "primal scream" of a certain frustrated wing of the Democratic Party.

Weiner told me he's filling a vacuum left by his fellow Democrats, including President Obama, who haven't aggressively defended the party's recent achievements, particularly the Read More

By Reid Pillifant 3/31/11 4:43pm

Qaddafi Talk

Schumer Wants Libyan Rebels to Return Lockerbie Bomber

One of the many questions surrounding President Obama's intervention in Libya is: Who exactly is the United States backing by assisting in the fight against Muammar Qaddafi?

Some critics of the president's action, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler, have invoked the cautionary tale of the Taliban, which the U.S. armed to fight Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

Today, Read More

By Sharon Elizabeth Samuel 3/25/11 5:57pm

Qaddafi Talk

Schumer Cautions Against Expanding Role in Libya

After a press conference on Pell Grants this morning--in which he declared "evil" the Republican proposals to cut them--Senator Charles Schumer reiterated his support for a Libyan campaign that is "limited in scope and in time.""We have two goals," Schumer said. "The first is the humanitarian goal of preventing Muammar Qaddafi from rolling in and Read More

By Aaron Gell 3/16/11 1:25am

Political Theater

Would You Really Vote for Matt Damon? How About Bradley Cooper?

As capable a senator as Kristen Gillibrand has proven to be, her route to higher office was unlikely, to say the least. But not nearly as unlikely as the plot contrivances in two new flicks out this month, both of which coincidentally feature heroes running for Senate from New York.

In the The Adjustment Bureau, now Read More

By Reid Pillifant 3:48pm

Sincerest Form of Flattery

Schumer Disciples Crowd His Sunday Style

If it's Sunday, it's Chuck Schumer meeting the press.

And yesterday was no exception, as Schumer summoned reporters to an 11 a.m. event in his East Midtown office to announce one of his achievable, inarguable policy goals--calling on the Federal Aviation Administration not to dilute its standards for measuring pilot fatigue.

But if the original idea for Read More

By Amanda Sterling 2/10/11 10:54pm

Snowpocalypse

Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Obama to Declare Post-Christmas Snowstorm a National Disaster

Turns out that the Snowpocalypse was even worse than anyone thought: with the estimated bill for cleanup coming to tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are imploring President Obama to approve New York State's Disaster Declaration request and allow the city to receive federal aid.

The December storm blanketed Read More

By Reid Pillifant 1/21/11 9:23pm

social graces

Schumer on How Obama Handled Hu Jintao

Earlier this week, both of New York's senators took the impending visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao as an opportunity to air their grievances with China, and to recommend that President Obama take a harsh tone with regard to human rights abuses and economic inequity.

Obama walked a fine line during the visit, mostly avoiding Read More

By David Freedlander 1/18/11 4:04pm

Across the River

Schumer Slams Christie for Killing ARC Tunnel

This morning, Chuck Schumer took on Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, for his decision last year to kill the planned tunnel between New York and New Jersey, citing the increasing cost of the project.

"Though I am extremely sympathetic to the fiscal problems Governor Christie clearly faces, and I recognize there are not Read More

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Charles Schumer

Avid Cyclist Chuck Schumer No Fan of Prospect Park West Bike Lane, Says Neighbor

The Eight-Day Week: August 3-August 10

Charles Schumer, at Internet Week, Goes Viral

You Punish the Banks, You Punish Us All

Both Senators, Nadler, King to Join Obama Tomorrow

Views From the Top: Local Pols Make Sense of Bin Laden’s Death

Schumer Has Already Seen This Medicare Movie

Anthony Weiner On Legislating Loudly, And the Shadow of Schumer

Schumer Wants Libyan Rebels to Return Lockerbie Bomber

Schumer Cautions Against Expanding Role in Libya

Would You Really Vote for Matt Damon? How About Bradley Cooper?

Schumer Disciples Crowd His Sunday Style

Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Obama to Declare Post-Christmas Snowstorm a National Disaster

Schumer on How Obama Handled Hu Jintao

Schumer Slams Christie for Killing ARC Tunnel

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