NYC Council Weighs Horse Carriage Ban After 1 Teen Dies in Central Park Fall
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Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 28
NYC Council Weighs Horse Carriage Ban After 1 Teen Dies in Central Park Fall
3 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 28
Summary
A New York City Council bill would permanently end horse-drawn carriage rides after a teenager died falling from a carriage in Central Park.
Christopher Marte, the bill's sponsor, is pushing the measure as renewed scrutiny falls on a tourist attraction long criticized as dangerous and inhumane.
Carriage drivers' jobs are now at stake, with the union representing the industry set against a ban that would shut down the longstanding rides.
The debate revives a years-old fight in New York over whether the popular carriage trade can coexist with safety and animal-welfare concerns.