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NYC Council bans horse carriages in veto-proof vote that will end 150-year-old Central Park tradition

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Fierick, H., & Oliveira, A. (2026, October 22). NYC Council bans horse carriages in veto-proof vote that will end 150-year-old Central Park tradition. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/nyc-council-bans-horse-carriages-in-veto-proof-vote-that-will-end-150-year-old-central-park-tradition/

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The New York City Council voted 40-7 to ban horse carriages from Central Park, with two abstentions, passing a veto-proof measure that will end the industry within less than two years. This decision follows concerns over animal welfare and safety incidents, including the death of an 18-year-old tourist this summer. Carriage drivers are contesting the ban through legal action, arguing for compensation or job training programs as their livelihoods disappear without financial support.

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New York City Council bans horse-drawn carriages in a veto-proof 40-7 vote. The ban will take effect by June 2028, ending a 150-year-old Central Park tradition. Carriage drivers' union files lawsuit immediately after the vote, citing lack of financial compensation and job training for displaced workers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office to develop transition plan by April next year but specifics are vague. Legislation passed following tourist death in June 2026. Union argues bill violates federal and state constitutional rights, offers no concrete support for drivers. City Law Department confident legislation is lawful and will defend it. Transport Workers Union still willing to negotiate a law that benefits workers while protecting animals.

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The ban passed in a veto-proof 40-7 vote, with two council members abstaining – despite a last-minute attempt to amend the proposal and push the ban back in 2030.

left Describes the passage of the ban as decisive and inevitable.
Such incidents have led to fevered discussions about the conditions the carriage horses are made to work in, with critics arguing they’re inhumane.

left Characterizes horse working conditions as inhumane from a critical perspective.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin struck a deal to kill the carriage business earlier in October, citing safety as the primary factor.

left Supports the ban by emphasizing safety concerns.

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“Article A discusses public opinion and concerns about the ban, while Article B reports on the actual passage of the bill in a city council vote.”

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The ban passed in a veto-proof 40-7 vote, with two council members abstaining – despite a last-minute attempt to amend the proposal and push the ban back in 2030. asserted

members → pass → 2030

That means about 200 carriage drivers will see their livelihoods – and entire industry – vanish from the city without a trace in less than two years. asserted

livelihoods → mean → years

Carriage industry workers quickly returned fire with a lawsuit against the ban, zeroing in on the complete lack of monetary compensation in the bill – which only included vague promises of job training for “new economic opportunities.” asserted

which → return → opportunities

The vote ends a years-long saga that has drawn headlines in recent summers due to horses that have collapsed or dropped dead after spending hours working through scorching hot days. asserted

that → end → days

Such incidents have led to fevered discussions about the conditions the carriage horses are made to work in, with critics arguing they’re inhumane. asserted

they → lead → conditions

The controversy came to a head this summer after 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan was killed when a horse carrying his family got spooked and bolted. asserted

horse → come → family

Mahajan was thrown from the carriage and died – with his family decrying “the industry responsible” for his death. “If [the prior legislation] had passed, the carriages would have stopped on June 1, 2026 — Romanch died on June 17,” his father, Deepak Mahajan, said at a July City Council hearing. asserted

father → throw → hearing

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

Let his death not be in vain,” he added. asserted

he → let → vain

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin struck a deal to kill the carriage business earlier in October, citing safety as the primary factor. asserted

Mamdani → strike → factor

But carriage workers – many of whom have said their life-savings are tied up in their operations – have questioned why Mamdani has targeted them when e-bike delivery drivers and pedicab drivers regularly flout traffic laws and cause dangerous accidents. “Before you became mayor, you participated in a 15-day hunger strike to support yellow taxi medallion owners facing financial ruin,” longtime carriage driver Atakan Aktay said last week. asserted

Aktay → say → ruin

“Now you are mayor, and we face the prospect of losing our businesses without guaranteed compensation. asserted

we → face → compensation

How can you fight for one group of medallion owners while allowing another group to face financial devastation? asserted

group → fight → devastation

To us, that feels hypocritical and humiliating,” Aktay added. asserted

Aktay → feel → us

NYC Council bans horse carriages in veto-proof vote that will end 150-year-old Central Park tradition

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