City Council Speaker and Mamdani Agree on Horse-Drawn Carriage Ban

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNew York's City Council Speaker and Mayor Mamdani have agreed on a plan to ban horse-drawn carriages, according to The New York Times.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith us is Walter Szymanski, a carriage driver with the Central Park Stables Cooperative. Walter, you've heard the news. How are you taking it?

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   Walter SzymanskiOh, it's fine, it's all fine. I've only been driving that route for nineteen years, so it's fine.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou're holding something up to the camera. Is that a blanket?

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   Walter SzymanskiThat's Biscuit's winter blanket. He's the horse. It's fine, it's all fine, he just hasn't spoken to me since Tuesday.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSince Tuesday.

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   Walter SzymanskiHorses read the papers. He saw the word ban and he gave me a look I'll remember at my funeral.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me ask you the real question. The speaker and the mayor agree on this.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat do you want them to say about the drivers and the horses?

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    Walter SzymanskiJust tell us where the horses go.

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    Walter SzymanskiIt's fine, it's all fine, but the plan I've seen fits on a napkin, and the napkin has a coffee stain.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWe've got no details on where the horses end up or what becomes of the drivers, so you're raising a real concern.

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    Walter SzymanskiBiscuit has been pulling tourists for nine years. He deserves a pension, a pasture and a little respect.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWalter, this is the part where I'd call it a growth opportunity, but I'll just ask: was Biscuit's retirement form stamped, notarized, or sent back for corrections?

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    Walter SzymanskiHe already signed it. With a hoof. It's the only form in this city that came back on time.