US EditionProposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
Councilmember Robert Holden invoked a rare rule to force a vote on a bill banning Central Park horse carriages, backed by 21 sponsors but opposed by the health committee.
- On November 14, City Councilmember Robert Holden invoked Council Rule 7.110 to compel a Health Committee vote, but the New York City Council Committee on Health defeated the measure by a 1-4 vote with two abstentions.
- High-Profile animal incidents this year reignited calls for a ban, with Ryder's Law targeting Central Park carriages, banning new licenses, and mandating the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to relocate workers; the bill has 21 sponsors but remains stalled.
- Many carriage drivers earn less than $40,000 a year while city transition offers can exceed 70,000, and the Central Park Conservancy backed the ban amid packed hearings.
- TWU has filed a lawsuit against NYCLASS, keeping the dispute in court, and because the measure failed in committee, the next City Council will likely need to introduce a new ban.
- With unions and advocates entrenched, the debate is set to persist into the next Council term as the Transport Workers Union said a Central Park stable offers a viable alternative, while NYCLASS praised Holden's effort and PETA Director Ashley Byrne called the industry `a dying trade`.
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Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
Central Park’s iconic horse carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the popular tourist activity failed to clear a key New York City Council committee on Friday.
Ryder’s Law stalls: Bill to phase out NYC horse carriage industry halted by council committee
A bill to phase out New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry stalled Friday after the City Council’s Committee on Health voted against sending the measure to the full Council. The bill, known as Ryder’s Law (Intro. 967) and sponsored by Council Member Robert Holden, failed in committee by a vote of 1–4, with two abstentions. The vote comes amid heightened public scrutiny of the carriage industry following the collapse of Ryder, the horse wh…
City Council kills ‘Ryder’s Law’ bill that sought to ban Central Park horse carriages in NYC
A City Council committee voted Friday to kill “Ryder’s Law,” a bill that would ban the Central Park horse carriages from operating in New York City, casting doubt over the future of the push to abolish the industry and marking the first time the Council has taken a stance on the politically fraught issue. The bill, introduced by outgoing Queens Councilman Bob Holden, was defeated in the chamber’s Health Committee after only one member, Brooklyn …
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