Protesters demand NYC officials replace horse-drawn carriages with electric carriages
Advocates say the long-standing tradition to see the city via horse is "cruel" and "unsafe."
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Jul 14, 2022, 11:19 AM
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10h agoProtesters are calling on Mayor Eric Adams and the City
Council to replace horse-drawn carriages with electric carriages.
Advocates say the long-standing tradition to see the city via horse is "cruel"
and "unsafe."
A bill is being introduced by Queens Democratic Council Member Robert Holden to swap the horse-drawn carriages with e-carriages by June 2024.
Holden has said,
"This practice must end."
