NEW YORK—Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that he and the City Council speaker have agreed to phase out carriage horse rides in Central Park, a win for animal rights activists who have long opposed the rides.
The mayor said he would make sure workers and owners are protected as the rides wind down, with an end date of June 1, 2028.
“I think that we have a civic responsibility to ensure that we are not leaving anybody out to dry,” Mamdani said at an unrelated press conference Oct. 14. The City Council announced it will vote on the bill ending carriage rides on Oct. 22. …