NYC votes to end nearly 170-year-old horse carriage tradition as Trump blasts ban, drivers threaten lawsuit

Legislative battles over the fate of the tradition that's nearly as old as Central Park itself have been ongoing for nearly two decades

The Transport Workers Union threatened federal court action after the New York City Council voted 40-7 to ban horse-drawn carriages by June 2028.

New York City council passed a bill Thursday that would ban horse-drawn carriage rides by June 2028, pulling back the reins after the death of a teenage tourist last spring.

City’s council passed Romanch’s Law, named after teen who died when he was ejected from carriage earlier this year The New York city council has voted to ban horse-drawn carriage rides in the city by 2028 in a decision that has widespread implications for hundreds of jobs. The…

Horse-drawn carriages will be riding into the sunset in New York City in two years after city leaders voted Thursday to ban the practice.

New York City Council is voting on a ban on Central Park’s horse carriages following a teen’s death from a runaway horse over the summer.