New York City’s iconic horse-drawn carriages expected to take their last trot

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The horse-drawn carriage industry is nearing its end in New York City after Mayor Zohram Mamdani and City Council speaker Julie Menin reached a deal that aims to abolish the carriage rides.

The pair have agreed to support a bill that would end the practice.

“We have been working closely with the City Council, union partners, carriage drivers, animal welfare advocates, and community leaders to deliver a just transition that protects workers while ending horse-drawn carriages in Central Park once and for all,” said City Hall spokesperson Sneha Choudhary in a statement.

The move comes after years of criticism from animal rights advocates who charge that the horses are overworked, get easily scared and live in inadequate stables with drivers flouting city regulations. Horse and carriage owners have denied the the claims, arguing the animals are well cared for and the stables are up to code.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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纽约市的马车行业即将走向终结，市长佐拉姆·马姆达尼和市议会议长朱莉·梅宁达成了一项旨在废除马车游览的协议。

两人已同意支持一项旨在终止这种做法的法案。

市政厅发言人斯内哈·乔杜里在一份声明中表示：“我们一直与市议会、工会伙伴、马车夫、动物福利倡导者和社区领袖密切合作，以实现公正的过渡，既保护工人，又彻底结束中央公园的马车运营。”

此前，动物权益倡导者多年来一直批评马车运营方，指责马匹过度劳累、容易受惊，且居住在不合格的马厩中，车夫也违反了城市法规。马车运营方否认了这些指控，辩称马匹得到了很好的照顾，马厩也符合规范。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。