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VIDEO: Schumer Joins Park Slope Band To Sing 'New York, New York'

"Dude can actually carry a tune," the onlooker who videotaped the senate majority leader's impromptu singalong said.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer hopped on the mic with a band in Park Slope on Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer hopped on the mic with a band in Park Slope on Sunday. (Courtesy of Shana Knizhnik.)

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Nothing says New York City is back like stumbling upon a street performance on summer weekends — especially if that performance includes your senate majority leader.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer was spotted hopping on the mic in Park Slope on Sunday to join local band Alice Valentine performing in front of Something Else on Fifth Avenue.

The senator jammed along in the audience before joining in for "Piano Man," "The Weight" and Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," according to onlookers.

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"Dude can actually carry a tune," Shana Knizhnik, who posted the now-viral video on Twitter.

Many of the 750,000 or so people who viewed the video agreed.

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"Nice job, Senator! Who knew you could sing like that?" one person Tweeted.

"I'd do karaoke with him I won't lie," said another.

The senator even re-posted the video himself with the caption "Live from Brooklyn."

The impromptu performance came several days after New York eased mask restrictions as it reopens from the coronavirus crisis.

The senator, who lives in Park Slope when he's not in Washington, also stopped by Times Square, a book launch and Prospect Park on his stay in the Big Apple.

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