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NYC Council Votes to End Central Park Horse Carriages by '28
The bill passed forty to seven with two abstentions, and the mayor's office says he will sign it; the drivers' union is threatening a federal lawsuit.
On air: Hank Ledger on The Five O'ClockPublished
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- First reported by Newsmax: “NYC Council Votes to End Central Park Horse Carriages by '28”, with reporting from Patch, Latin Times and NY1.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 4:38 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger.
- Topics: NYC.
- BBN covered this story before: Ghost hunters name NYC's most haunted neighborhoods and offer tours (October 23).
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- NewsmaxNYC Council Votes to End Central Park Horse Carriages by '28
- PatchNYC Council Votes To End Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides By 2028 October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Latin TimesNYC Bans Central Park Horse Carriages After Teen's Death — June 2028 Deadline Set October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- NY1City Council passes ban on horse carriages October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe City Council voted forty to seven, with two abstentions, to end horse carriage rides in Central Park by June first, twenty twenty-eight.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is in the park this afternoon.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing at the carriage line on Central Park South, and the horses behind me are doing what they always do, which is stand there, calm and unbothered, while humans argue about their future.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAfter that date the city stops issuing licenses for carriage horses, cabs and drivers, and it has to produce a worker transition plan by April first, twenty twenty-seven.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'm with a man who has been working this line.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentSir, the Transport Workers Union has threatened a federal lawsuit. How are the drivers feeling?
Ray DelacroixTired. The union's got lawyers, the city's got a plan, and I've got a horse that doesn't read the news.
Ray DelacroixMore than a hundred and fifty of us are getting help finding other work, and I asked if any of it involves horses. Nobody answered.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI asked three people for a quote and got two business cards and a carrot.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the plan is a plan for a plan, due in April. Thanks, Skip. That was a good live shot.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, a good live shot. I'm going to frame that.
Ray DelacroixThe horse would have voted seven.
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