NYC Plans July Hearing on Horse Carriage Bill After 18-Year-Old Tourist Dies
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
NYC Plans July Hearing on Horse Carriage Bill After 18-Year-Old Tourist Dies
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Summary
Monday’s vigil for Romanch Mahajan follows the 18-year-old Indian tourist’s death after a horse-drawn carriage bolted in Central Park, hit another carriage and overturned.
Mahajan suffered fatal injuries in Wednesday’s crash; his father said he died trying to save his mother after she fell from the carriage.
NYCLASS said it will rename proposed “Ryder’s Law” as “Romanch’s Law,” pressing to phase out horse-drawn carriages in New York City.
July is now the target for a City Council hearing on the bill, while TWU Local 100 said roughly 200 carriage owners and drivers will face new safety training protocols.
The death has intensified a long-running fight over horse-drawn carriages, with animal welfare groups seeking a ban and Mayor Zohran Mamdani backing an end to the practice.