INTRO: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) speaking to reporters Wednesday afternoon, where he discussed the city’s legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages. The Democratic leader says he intends to sign the legislation into law, and emphasized his commitment to helping all of the workers and drivers that will be affected.
ACK: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D)
TAG: He says many of the drivers are people that “care deeply” for the horses. The New York City Council voting in favor to pass the legislation in October following a carriage accident in June that resulted in the death of an eighteen-year-old. Horse-Carriage operations will officially end in the city in June 20-28.
KEYWORD: Human Interest, Legal, Politics
