ClickOnDetroit · October 14, 2026

New York City Council Is Expected to Vote Next Week on a Bill to End Central Park Carriage Rides by 2028

• The City Council is expected to approve a bill next week that would end horse-drawn carriage rides in Central Park by 2028, according to the Associated Press report.
• A spokesperson for Council Speaker Julie Menin confirmed the upcoming vote and said the proposal had enough support to pass, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office said he had reached a deal with the speaker on the legislation, according to the report.
• The latest push for a ban started in June, when 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, visiting from India, died after jumping from a runaway horse carriage during a ride with family members, according to the report.

Vote expectations and statements as reported by the Associated Press. No response from the carriage industry is documented in the accessible portion of the source. Original headline: "New York to ban Central Park's horse-drawn carriages after teen's death".