Posted on 10/23/2026 9:47:40 AM PDT by Libloather
Horse-drawn carriages will be banned in New York City after the City Council approved a new bill Thursday that will end a Central Park tradition that’s endured for more than 150 years.
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.
The ban will take hold on June 1, 2028 and outlaw horse-drawn carriages across all five boroughs.
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.
Carriage industry workers quickly returned fire with a pledge to file 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.”
“This bill is a train wreck of constitutional and due process violations,” Transport Workers Union president John Samuelsen said in a statement.
“It offers nothing concrete for blue-collar drivers and carriage owners who will be financially crushed, stripped of their jobs, their licenses, expensive city-issued medallions, small businesses, and way of life,” he added.
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> The left just destroy. That’s all they do. <
Yep. And it’s often done under the guise of virtue-signaling. That’s the case here.
I'm not keen on killing anything. I'm not keen on subjecting horses to New York City, let alone people. It's animal cruelty in both cases.
Have you ever seen the horses on Assateague Island? Horses kept by people who love them are far better off than the feral ones on the Island.
It’s not cruel to keep a horse. And generally they like to work.
Another piece of Americana down the drain thanks to democrats. But at least it was in New York and not America.
Some of those poor animals subsist on a diet of pure Beefarino.
NEVER THOUGHT THE BEDOUINS WERE MUSLIMS
WHERE I LIVE, THERE ARE “WILD HORSES”. BEEN HERE OVER 21 YEARS.
THEY LIVE ON GRASS & OTHER PLANTS.
THEY KNOW WHERE THE NATURAL SPRINGS ARE.
THEY ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE.
HAVE HAD THEM TAKE A 2+++ HOUR SIESTA AT MY GATE-—QUIETLY SNOOZING. 1 STALLION 7 MARES 2 FOALS of CURRENT YEAR.
THEY COME UP TO ME AT MY GATE. THEY STAND QUIETLY WHILE I SCRATCH THEM. I CAN GO OUTSIDE MY GATE & WALK AMONG THEM, GIVING GENTLE SCRATCHES. FOALS ARE A BIT SKITTISH, BUT THE STALLION & MARES ARE FRIENDLY......
THEN THE BLM ROUNDED UP OVER 400 OF THEM...
ONLY ONE LONE STALLION STILL COMES AROUND.I SEE HIS TRACKS.
PISSES ME OFF.
It’s coming. Texas is a mess
“Replaced by the Horse faced city council ?”
Ha ha. Great question.
He had to ban horses on the street, because too many of his muzzie buddies were trying to have sex with them, because there aren’t any sheep walking around the streets of NY City.
Mandani is the biggest POS in NYC. It seems a bunch of libtard assholes in NYC forgot about 9/11 and just handed the muzscum a city that they want to destroy.
The horses on Assateague adapted well in many ways to the lousy conditions; but they’re stunted and bloated and have various problems.
The last time I was there was just before one of the roundups, and one young horse we ‘met’ was blind. His mother was very watchful and protective, but allowed us to pet him. I’ve never stopped thinking of that little guy and wondering how he managed,
Arabs needed horses to survive since Camels are on the slow side. Central Park doesn’t provide an absolute food supply, nearby McDonalds are available.
Arabs needed horses to survive since Camels are on the slow side. Central Park doesn’t provide an absolute food supply, nearby McDonalds are available.
The only horse owners were Sheiks and military rank officers the groundpounders hitched a Camel if lucky.
Not mamdani’s fault. Those horses were soon going to be eyed as prostitutes by the new voters....but they are too tall. Need goats. Goats cannot pull carriages. Need goat prostitutes.
Have you ever noticed that the “Palestinian” flag is the same colors as the four horses in Chapter 6 of Revelation?
Mr. Ed is gonna be pissed.
Muslims are fine with horses.
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