NYC Council Schedules Vote on Legislation to Ban Horse Carriages Next Week
The measure has support from more than half of the Council’s 51 members and would require a plan to help displaced drivers.
- 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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Mamdani and NYC Council Reach Deal to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the New York City Council speaker reached a deal on legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages, potentially putting an end to a Central Park staple and tourist magnet that began operating more than 150 years ago.
NYC horse carriages set to be banned in 2028 after Mamdani deal
NYC Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages to be banned under new Mamdani deal
Animal-loving New Yorkers have long been fighting to ban the practice of hiring horse carriages for tours of the city’s iconic Central Park – citing grueling conditions for horses who often work long hours in extreme heat and cold.
BREAKING | Horse carriage industry in Central Park nears extinction as Mamdani and Menin strike deal on phase-out bill
A nearly two-decade-long fight by animal rights activists and several lawmakers to ban horse carriages in Central Park appears to be on the verge of success. The City Council plans to vote on legislation to phase out the horse carriage industry by June 2028, after making several notable changes to it following a contentious hearing...
NYC to ban Central Park horse carriages under deal between Mayor Mamdani, City Council Speaker Menin
NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced Tuesday that she and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have agreed to a deal to abolish the embattled Central Park horse carriage industry starting in 2028, bringing an end to a…
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