New York City votes to end century-old horse-drawn carriage industry

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The New York City Council has voted to end the Big Apple’s horse-drawn carriage industry, which has been around for more than 160 years.

The legislation passed in a 40-7 vote on Thursday afternoon. Its approval came just over a week after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a deal with City Council Speaker Julie Menin to ban horse-drawn carriages in less than two years.

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