After Generations in Central Park, Horse-Drawn Carriages Face a Ban
The measure would end new carriage licenses and require a workforce transition program after safety concerns and a teenager’s death shifted support.
- On Thursday, the New York City Council is set to vote on legislation banning the 168-year-old horse carriage industry, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's support for a phase-out by June 1, 2028.
- Council Speaker Julie Menin cited the June 17 death of 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan as the "tipping point" for her support, following years of safety concerns in Central Park.
- Transport Workers Union Local 100 shop steward Christina Hansen criticized the deal, calling the proposed transition "a concept of a plan" that lacks necessary funding and adequate job security.
- City officials must establish a "workforce transition program" by April of next year, mandating job referrals and career fairs for the roughly 200 workers currently employed by the industry.
- If enacted, the ban would repurpose the southern end of the Central Park loop, ending a tradition spanning more than 160 years, while officials prepare a working group to oversee the transition.
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New York, Oct 21 (EFE).- The city of New York will decide tomorrow if it vetoes the horse-drawn carriages that are usually seen in Central Park after an accident that occurred last June, in which an 18-year-old tourist died, reopens the debate about its continuity. The City Council will hold a [...] La entrada New York decides tomorrow if it vetoes the horse carriages after fatal accident was first published in HolaNews.
After generations in Central Park, horse-drawn carriages face a ban
EXCLUSIVE | Speaker Menin talks with amNewYork about what made her support historic end to Central Park horse carriages
The first legislation seeking to ban the now 168-year-old Central Park horse carriage industry was introduced by former City Council Member Tony Avella nearly 20 years ago, in 2007. It was the first salvo of nearly two decades of battles between the animal rights groups and lawmakers seeking to end the practice and the unions representing carriage workers and owners defending their businesses. Over that time, incidents in which horses collapsed,…
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