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Central Park carriage deal and a livestreamed execution plan

The accord between the mayor and the council speaker ends the Central Park carriage trade by June twenty twenty-eight; critics call it elite virtue-signaling, supporters call it progress.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on Wake Up, America
Published 5:42 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Anthony Quintano from Hillsborough, NJ, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on this story, from Wake Up, America at 5:42 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Central Park — Photo: Anthony Quintano from Hillsborough, NJ, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by New York Post: “Mamdani and Menin’s deal to kill Central Park carriage trade is all about privileged prejudice”, with reporting from NPR.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:42 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Central Park, Pete Hegseth, Mamdani.
BBN covered this story before: NYC moves to phase out Central Park horse carriages by 2028 (October 14).

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA deal in New York City to end the Central Park carriage horse trade by June twenty twenty-eight, and the New York Post calls it elite virtue-signaling from a mayor and speaker who didn't win on working-class votes.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, the Post is an opinion column here, and the deal itself ends those carriage jobs, which is the fact in dispute.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCorrections are my love language, Gloria, and the horses get a retirement date with a lot of oats in it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNow a graver story. Defense Secretary Hegseth has announced a livestreamed execution, and NPR reports some faith leaders and politicians responded with disgust and condemnation.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNPR adds that within his own church, the idea is not an outlier, and some Christians say it fits a biblical mandate.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's a deeply contested debate, and the details are still being argued over this morning.

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