New York City will ban horse-drawn carriages starting in June 2028, ending a 160-year-old tradition for Irish emigrants.
New York City Council passed a ban on horse-drawn carriages, effective June 2028, after a teenage tourist died in a runaway carriage in Central Park last spring.
- The New York City Council voted to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets and Central Park.
- The union representing carriage drivers planned to file a legal challenge against the legislation.
- The New York City council passed a bill to ban horse-drawn carriage rides by June 2028.
- A teenage tourist died from a runaway carriage in Central Park last spring.
- The legislation requires the Mayor's office to create a plan to help over 150 drivers.
- The Transport Workers Union opposes the ban.
- The law prohibits selling the horses used in the rides to slaughterhouses.
- The latest push to ban rides started in June following the death of an 18-year-old tourist.
- The ban is scheduled to take effect in June of 2028 if the mayor signs it.
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