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Poll: New Yorkers Want Horse-Drawn Carriages To Stay

Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing increasing opposition in his plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from New York City. While the city council is divided over the issue, a Quinnipiac poll finds that a majority of New York voters are against it. “New Yorkers are more opposed than ever to that issue that City Hall […]

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Will This Antique-Style Electric Car Replace NYC’s Horse-Drawn Carriages?

You’re a tourist in New York City, looking to add a bit of old-world charm to your evening out with your loved one. Naturally, after leaving the theater, you head uptown to Central Park for a romantic trip in an one of the city’s iconic horse-drawn carriages old-timey electric cars. That’s the vision of the […]

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De Blasio Limits Traffic in Central Park, But Horseless Carriages Have Free Rein

As expected, Mayor Bill de Blasio has closed off traffic in Central Park, north of 72nd Street on the East and West Drives, the Observer reports. There’s one type of vehicle, however, that will be allowed: the horseless carriage. One of de Blasio’s first campaign pledges was to ban horse-drawn carriages, a controversial proposal that […]

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City Council Divided Over Ban On Horse Carriages

Though Mayor Bill de Blasio has been pushing for a ban on on horse-drawn carriages since his first week in office, around a year later, the city council is still divided on the issue. De Blasio’s campaign was partially bankrolled by animal rights activists, and now a bill protecting their interests is expected to come […]

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Bill Banning Carriage Horses May Come Soon

According to reports, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who wants to eventually adopt electric “horseless carriages” over the horse-drawn carriages, is close to introducing legislation to ban carriage horses in NYC. Capital New York reports that no licenses for horse-drawn carriages will be renewed in 2016. Christina Hansen, spokesperson for the New York City Horse Carriage Association, […]

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Here’s What It’s Like To Take A Spin In A Horseless Carriage

If Mayor Bill de Blasio has anything to say about it, antique-styled electric cars are the wave of the future for New York’s grand carriage tours. Animal rights organization NYCLASS has been pushing for reform since 2008, concerned that the current horse-driven carriage operations in and around Central Park mistreat the animals. The eCarriage, pictured […]

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Here’s Video of the NYPD In Hot Pursuit of a Carriage Horse In Manhattan

On Sunday morning, a carriage horse got away from its handler and led police cars on a chase up 11th Avenue as pedestrians and motorists watched the spectacle unfold. Allie Feldman, Executive Director of NYCLASS, who’s leading the charge to have carriage horses banned, promptly released a statement: This is the latest example of why […]

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Electric Car Replacement For Horse-And-Carriages Gets A Test Drive

Though the horse-and-carriage ban is still being debated, the potential replacement is already getting a test drive around the city. Jason Wenig’s eCarriage has arrived on Manhattan streets and he gave New York Magazine a test ride. (Photo: Joel M. Bhuiyan via New York Magazine)Wenig has been working with the anti-carriage outfit, NYCLASS, to get his […]

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Horses, Models, Cops, Carriages, ANGER: Fashion Week Kicks Off Amid Protestors

It was just before dusk in Central Park on Wednesday night when a woman supporting the horse carriage industry began filming animal rights protestors with her video camera. “You’re vile. You’re vile. She’s vile. She’s vile,” the redheaded woman yelled at specific protestors while she filmed them. “Oh, and it’s a PETA hostess!” The barbs […]

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Did Carriage Horse Industry Head Break the Law By Not Returning Horse to Stable?

At 12:37PM on Wednesday, the NYPD instructed carriage horse drivers based in Central Park to return to their stables due to 90-degree heat. Once the temperature reaches 90 or above, it’s a NYC law that all horses must be brought back to shelter. But carriage driver and industry head Christina Hansen broke the law, according […]

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