NEW YORK – Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to act quickly to abolish horse-drawn carriages in the city.
Bill de Blasio, right, is sworn in as the mayor of New York City by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, left, while his family, Chiara de Blasio, second from left, Dante de Blasio, center, and Chirlane McCray look on at the start of the new year
“We are going to get rid of the horse carriages. Period,” de Blasio said in response to a question at his press conference announcing his schools chancellor pick Monday.
“It’s over,” he said.
De Blasio said he would work with existing drivers to set them up with alternative vehicles to ferry tourists around Central Park.
De Blasio and advocacy groups who support him say it’s inhumane to make the horses work the dangerous city streets, but drivers insist their horses are well cared for and there’s no reason to end the industry.  (READ MORE)

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