Schumer rips plan, literally, to close E. 23rd St. V.A. HospitalSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is joining veterans in declaring that the Veterans Affairs Hospital at E. 23rd Street and First Avenue must remain open. Schumer rips plan, literally, to close E. 23rd St. V.A. Hospital April 6, 2022 BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The feds’ plan to shut the V.A. Hospital on E. 23rd Street and another one in New York City in…