Horse carriage drivers fear future as New York City ban gains momentum

John Samuelsen is (predictably) not happy about the horse carriage ban

An interview with the union leader on what he plans to do next about the apparent deal to ban the industry from New York City.

Mayor Mamdani: NYC's 'Horse Carriage Industry Is Coming to an End'

Horse-drawn carriage rides in New York City will soon be a thing of the past, leftist Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said Tuesday.

POLITICS: Mamdani and Menin’s deal to kill Central Park carriage trade is about privileged prejudice

Sorry: The deal between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin to shut down the Central Park carriage trade is as much of a compromise as the Hitler-Stalin Pact, with the horses and their drivers stuck playing Poland. The accord to kill these jobs by June 2028 bears all the hallmarks of elite virtue-signaling, but then the mayor and speaker didn’t win their high offices thanks to working-class voters. So they presume to displa…

New York City to ban horse-drawn carriage after Zohran Mamdani backs plans

New York City is set to ban horse-drawn carriages after Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed plans drafted by the city council.Speaker of the New York City Council, Julie Menin, backed a bill banning the tourist attraction in Central Park after a teenager died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage.Mrs Menin will bring the bill to a council vote on October 22.Zohran Mamdani supported a ban in principle, but was said to be concerned that the horse carr…

New York City’s iconic horse-drawn carriages expected to take their last trot - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

New York (CNN) — New York City’s iconic Central Park horse-drawn carriage industry is nearing its end after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal on legislation that aims to abolish the carriage rides. Menin is expected to bring legislation to the council floor for a vote later this month, a spokesperson told CNN. The ban, which will be implemented in phases, will take effect on June 1, 2028, according to a cop…

NYC leaders reach deal to end a decades-old city tradition. Transport union head reveals what he really thinks: 'Disgraceful political opportunism'

'Zohran should not simply go along with it.'