New York City's iconic horse-drawn carriages could disappear from Central Park under an agreement reached Tuesday between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin, setting the stage for a vote to eliminate the historic industry.The agreement would ban horse-drawn carriage operations beginning June 1, 2028, if approved by the City Council on Oct.22, ending a longtime tourist attraction amid concerns over animal welfare and public safety.The proposed legislation, known as Romanch's Law — named after 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who suffered fatal injuries in a horse-drawn carriage crash in June — would require city officials to develop a transition plan for carriage drivers, owners and stable workers, though financial compensation would not be guaranteed.MAMDANI'S LATEST FREEBIE SETS OFF ONLINE FURY AS CRITICS RIP CITY PRIORITIES: 'OPERA SOCIALISM'A horse-drawn carriage travels through Central Park in New York City in 2024.
An 18-year-old passenger was killed in June after a carriage reportedly bolted and overturned in the park.(Luiz C.
Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, File)"The horse carriage industry is coming to an end in New York City.Our administration will make sure workers and owners are protected, and the horses are safe," Mamdani wrote on X.Animal rights group PETA celebrated the agreement after years of campaigning against the carriage industry."This is long overdue, and it can't come quickly enough," PETA representative Ashley Byrne told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview Tuesday.Byrne cited incidents involving horses collapsing in city streets and colliding with vehicles, and said more than 70% of New Yorkers support a ban, a figure Fox News Digital has not independently verified.MAMDANI, NYPD GIVE SECURITY UPDATE AHEAD OF JEWISH HIGH HOLY DAYS, 9/11 25TH ANNIVERSARYEmergency responders gather around an overturned horse-drawn carriage in Central Park after 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan was fat...