Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates & Forums
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Health

‘Not on my watch’: Schumer vows to push Biden, feds against NYC VA hospital closures

By Kevin Duggan Posted on March 27, 2022
03132022_PF_VA_Rally_12-1536×1024-1-1200×800-1

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to go up the chain of command to stop the Veterans Affairs Department from closing two VA hospitals in New York City, with the senior pol saying he’ll bring the issue to President Joe Biden.

Schumer announced Sunday he’s launching a “battle plan” to drum up opposition to the VA’s scheme to shutter the two medical facilities in Midtown Manhattan and southern Brooklyn.

See the full article at amNY

‘Not on my watch’: Schumer vows to push Biden, feds against NYC VA hospital closures

About the Author

Related Articles

  • Queens County City Council News Queens Lawmakers On The Move Nov. 25, 2019
  • News Site Brooklyn Brooklyn Lawmakers On The Move May 21, 2019
  • Queens County City Council News Queens Lawmakers On The Move April 15, 2019
  • Queens County City Council News Queens Lawmakers On The Move March 20, 2019

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • MDG Design & Construction LLCSection 3 Work Opportunity
  • Clearsound HearingMedical- Front desk Administrator
  • City Metal TradersCDL Box Truck Drivers & Warehouse Workers

View all jobs…

Interviews

  • Demonstrators at a past Great Neck protest against the Iranian regime.Nassau reacts to conflict in Iran
  • Mayor Pedram Bral on his 10 years in officePedram Bral on his 10 years as mayor of the Village of Great Neck
  • Trustee Michael Longobardi with wife, Patricia, and their children, Andrea and Michael in Floral Park Village Hall.Meet your official: Floral Park is family to Michael Longobardi
  • Mayor Paul Ehrbar (L.) addresses the public at a meeting for the Williston Park Board of Trustees.Full-time mayor: Paul Ehrbar’s retirement means more hours in village hall

More from Around New York

KendraHemsHeadshot
Bronx Times

Opinion | Congestion pricing is here to stay. Let’s fix what it has broken in the South Bronx

“Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado.
Gay City News

‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment

Richard Swygert was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison for shooting a 20-year-old Rosedale man to death and wounding two others in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2021.
QNS

Bronx man gets 75 years to life in prison for Umbrella Hotel shooting in Kew Gardens that killed one, injured two others: DA

cuyler gore park ribbon cutting
Brooklyn Paper

180-year-old Cuyler Gore Park gets new playground, spray showers and seating in $5M renovation

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2026 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sitemap
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Inside Government
  • Videos
  • Contact