Schumer tours Coney Island Hospital
Senator Chuck Schumer took a tour of the Sandy-ravaged Coney Island Hospital on Tuesday, January 8.
He was accompanied by Alan Aviles, president of the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, and Arthur Wagner, executive director of the hospital.
As he toured both of the hospital’s buildings – including the basement that was completely flooded with sea water during the storm, knocking out the electrical system – Schumer said that he had a special relationship with the hospital. He represented the district surrounding the area for 37 years as a State assemblymember and congressmember, and his mother-in-law was a clerical worker at CIH for 30 years.