“They need to get these dangerous carriages off the streets.” Animal-rights advocates urged Mayor Zohran Mamdani to unilaterally ban Central Park’s iconic horse carriages after a teen tourist’s tragic death – as the hansom cabbies’ union suspended passenger rides through Monday. Carriage drivers will review procedures during the “safety stand-down” called by the Transport Workers.
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“They need to get these dangerous carriages off the streets.” Animal-rights advocates urged Mayor Zohran Mamdani to unilaterally ban Central Park’s iconic horse carriages after a teen tourist’s tragic death – as the hansom cabbies’ union suspended passenger rides through Monday. Carriage drivers will review procedures during the “safety stand-down” called by the Transport Workers.
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