{"id":380614,"date":"2026-10-23T08:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/380614\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:34:26","slug":"trump-slams-nycs-horse-carriage-ban-calling-central-park-activity-a-great-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/380614\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams NYC&#8217;s horse carriage ban, calling Central Park activity &#8216;a great tradition&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a \u2018neigh\u2019 from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump slammed the Big Apple\u2019s push to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/13\/us-news\/mayor-zohran-mamdani-and-new-york-city-council-speaker-julie-menin-strike-deal-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ban the horse-carriage industry<\/a>, calling the Central Park activity \u201ca great tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Horse-drawn Carriage in New York City is a quintessential New York experience. So sad that, for political reasons, we will see it go!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117485881463015989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Trump shared on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41468347\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/president-donald-trump-speaks-campaign-146022153.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally behind a lectern bearing the Presidential Seal.\" class=\"wp-image-41468347\"\/>President Trump slammed the Big Apple\u2019s push to ban the horse-carriage industry, calling the Central Park activity \u201ca great tradition.\u201d AP Photo\/Mike Stewart<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41468369\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-new-york-rides-restarted-132357921.jpg\" alt=\"Carriage horses stand near Central Park after horse-drawn carriage rides resumed in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-41468369\"\/>The City Council was slated Thursday to vote on a bill that would phase out horse carriages by 2028. James Keivom for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo sad to see <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/21\/us-news\/big-apple-carriage-horses-will-go-to-rescues-across-country-advocates-say\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the beloved Central Park Horse-drawn Carriage Industry<\/a> ending after over a Century, based largely on one tragic accident,\u201d he wrote in a separate post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen there is a car accident in the area, of which there are many, they don\u2019t stop cars from entering the Park. So why would they stop <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/13\/us-news\/mayor-zohran-mamdani-and-new-york-city-council-speaker-julie-menin-strike-deal-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Carriages<\/a>?\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The City Council was slated Thursday to vote on a bill \u2014 dubbed \u201cRomanch\u2019s Law\u201d for Romanch Mahajan, the teen tourist killed this year in a fall from a Central Park carriage horse \u2014 that would <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/16\/us-news\/horse-drawn-carriage-drivers-demand-industry-ban-reversal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">phase out the practice<\/a> by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>City lawmakers have been arguing over whether to nix the industry for decades, with animal activists backing a ban and the union repping the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/21\/us-news\/big-apple-carriage-horses-will-go-to-rescues-across-country-advocates-say\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carriage drivers<\/a> arguing it would <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/14\/us-news\/betrayed-horse-drawn-carriage-drivers-fear-homelessness-as-nyc-moves-to-ban-industry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">put them out of a job<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a \u2018neigh\u2019 from the White House. 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