Mayor Eric Adams has thrown his administration’s weight behind longtime efforts to end the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City, by calling for the City Council to pass legislation that would phase out the carriages and replace them with electric alternatives.
The mayor also issued an executive order strengthening oversight of the trade by police and other agencies ahead of any ban. The order, like the Council’s bill, says the city will assist horse-carriage drivers, some who have been in the trade for decades, in finding them other jobs, “particularly within the tourism industry.”
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