Oct 14, 2026 · 8 min · 6 segments
City Council officials and Mayor Mamdani have agreed to ban horse carriages in NYC, ahead of the official vote next week. WFUV’s Sonia Weliwitigoda has more. A $10 million donation is giving Jackson…
New York City Council and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have agreed to ban the popular tourist attraction ahead of the official vote next week.
We have to both protect the workers, protect the workforce that has found their livelihood from this job, and then when it comes to the horses, I don't think the vision is that the horses would then continue to perform this kind of work elsewhere.
The council is set to vote on the proposed Romance's Law, a bill backed by Council Speaker Julie Menon.
The bill was created after the death of 18-year-old tourist Romance Mahajan, who died after being bucked from a horse-drawn carriage in July.
The popular tourist attraction has been the subject of decades-long debates.
Many lobbying groups have brought up concerns about lost jobs for drivers, horse owners, and animal stable hands.
Romanche's law would ban horse-drawn transportation, require humane retirement for animals, and create a city-run workforce transition program for displaced drivers and workers.
Mayor Mamdani says if passed, the city government will take the steps to ensure workers will not face permanent unemployment.
I have always spoken about the importance of taking care of the workers in this industry because they have earned their livelihoods from this work.
They should not be ones that are simply left as an afterthought of what comes after this.
If passed, the legislation banning horse carriages would go into effect June 2028.
New York City Council and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have agreed to ban the popular tourist attraction ahead of the official vote next week.
We have to both protect the workers, protect the workforce that has found their livelihood from this job, and then when it comes to the horses, I don't think the vision is that the horses would then continue to perform this kind of work elsewhere.
The council is set to vote on the proposed Romance's Law, a bill backed by Council Speaker Julie Menon.
The bill was created after the death of 18-year-old tourist Romance Mahajan, who died after being bucked from a horse-drawn carriage in July.
The popular tourist attraction has been the subject of decades-long debates.
Many lobbying groups have brought up concerns about lost jobs for drivers, horse owners, and animal stable hands.
Romanche's law would ban horse-drawn transportation, require humane retirement for animals, and create a city-run workforce transition program for displaced drivers and workers.
Mayor Mamdani says if passed, the city government will take the steps to ensure workers will not face permanent unemployment.
I have always spoken about the importance of taking care of the workers in this industry because they have earned their livelihoods from this work.
They should not be ones that are simply left as an afterthought of what comes after this.
If passed, the legislation banning horse carriages would go into effect June 2028.
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