Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industry
The deal adds worker transition and horse welfare rules, and the council has enough support to pass the bill, officials said.
- New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday the Council will vote October 22 on legislation to ban the horse carriage industry, with the ban taking effect June 1, 2028.
- Known as Romanch's Law, the bill was renamed following the June death of 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan, who was killed after falling from a runaway horse in Central Park.
- The legislation requires the Administration to create a workforce transition program, offering career counseling and financial compensation to drivers, though Transport Workers Union Local 100 has opposed the ban.
- With 29 listed sponsors, the bill is expected to pass through the City Council as City Hall spokesperson Sneha Choudhary stated the city worked with stakeholders to "deliver a just transition that protects workers."
- For more than 160 years, carriages have operated in Central Park, but officials cite public safety liabilities in the busy area, and the bill would end license renewals while allowing temporary exceptions.
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NYC's socialist mayor wants the horses retired — carriage drivers want to know who's paying their bills - The Daily Bo Snerdley
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Horse-carriage drivers and union leaders rallied near Central Park Friday against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to eliminate their industry by June 2028. Transport Workers Union Local 100 says the proposal jeopardizes jobs and immigrant-owned family businesses without guaranteed financial protection. City leaders cite public safety and animal welfare, including the dea…
NYC Moves to End 168-Year Tradition | Fresh Off The Press
New York City is set to end a 168-year-old tradition after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin agreed to ban horse-drawn carriages following a tourist’s death in Central Park. Story Snapshot Mamdani and Menin struck a deal to phase out Central Park’s horse carriage industry by 2028. The push follows the death of 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan, killed when a carriage horse bolted. A Manhattan Borough President’s Office…
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