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Oct 22, 2026 New York City Council voted to ban horse-drawn carriage rides by 2028 Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A local legislative vote restructures a longstanding industry, raising worker-transition and property-rights questions amid planned legal challenges.
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- New York City Council votes to ban horse-drawn carriage rides by 2028 — The New York City Council voted to pass Romanch's Law, legislation banning horse-drawn carriage rides citywide by June 2028, named after 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan who died after being ejected from a runaway carriage in Central Park. The measure includes a plan to help affected workers and business owners transition out of the industry in 2027. The vote followed a committee approval and occurred amid protests from the Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents carriage drivers and disputes the adequacy of worker protections and transition support.
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