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NYC Pulls Reins on Plan for Central Park Horse Carriages - by Jonathan Lemire and Verena Dobnik/ Associated Press/ apnewsarchive.com
"NEW YORK (AP) — A much-debated plan to dramatically overhaul New York City's carriage horse industry collapsed Thursday, with the city council pulling the reins on a plan that would have limited the tourist-toting animals to a small section of Central Park.
The colorful coaches, which have clip-clopped through Manhattan for more than 150 years, are frequently depicted on television and in movies and a must-do for visitors who delight in romantic rides past some of the city's top tourist attractions and along the graceful, winding paths of Central Park.
But others decried the trade, saying Manhattan's loud, traffic-clogged streets were no place for the animals and called for the industry to be shuttered. They appealed to Mayor Bill de Blasio — many via generous campaign donations — and he vowed to end the practice on the first day of his term.
That was in January 2014. Now, 25 months later, a compromise deal that would have limited — but not eliminated — the carriage horse industry has fallen apart just a day before it faced a city council vote, freeing the carriages to fully remain on the city streets, at least for now...."
File - This April 28, 2014, file photo shows a horse-drawn carriage rides through Central Park, in New York. New York's City Council has pulled the reins on a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio to overhaul Central Park's popular carriage horse rides after the Teamster union that represents the carriage drivers said it cannot support he bill. The proposal would have banned carriage horses from operating on Manhattan streets, where they now mingle with vehicles as they plod to and from the park. It also would have trimmed the carriage fleet. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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"NEW YORK (AP) — A much-debated plan to dramatically overhaul New York City's carriage horse industry collapsed Thursday, with the city council pulling the reins on a plan that would have limited the tourist-toting animals to a small section of Central Park.
The colorful coaches, which have clip-clopped through Manhattan for more than 150 years, are frequently depicted on television and in movies and a must-do for visitors who delight in romantic rides past some of the city's top tourist attractions and along the graceful, winding paths of Central Park.
But others decried the trade, saying Manhattan's loud, traffic-clogged streets were no place for the animals and called for the industry to be shuttered. They appealed to Mayor Bill de Blasio — many via generous campaign donations — and he vowed to end the practice on the first day of his term.
That was in January 2014. Now, 25 months later, a compromise deal that would have limited — but not eliminated — the carriage horse industry has fallen apart just a day before it faced a city council vote, freeing the carriages to fully remain on the city streets, at least for now...."
File - This April 28, 2014, file photo shows a horse-drawn carriage rides through Central Park, in New York. New York's City Council has pulled the reins on a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio to overhaul Central Park's popular carriage horse rides after the Teamster union that represents the carriage drivers said it cannot support he bill. The proposal would have banned carriage horses from operating on Manhattan streets, where they now mingle with vehicles as they plod to and from the park. It also would have trimmed the carriage fleet. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Richard
