The Issue: The mayor and City Council speaker agree to shut down the Central Park horse-carriage industry.
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mayor → agree → industry
The editorial on Mayor Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s deal to end the Central Park horse-carriage trade nailed it (“A Dirty Horse-Killing Deal,” Editorial, Oct. 15).
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editorial → end → Deal
As a horse professional with 30 years in the business, I can confirm that the 160 horses will have nowhere to go and the 68 carriage-medallion owners are losing everything (with no compensation).
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owners → confirm → compensation
The “public safety” claim collapses against a single death in over a century.
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claim → collapse → century
This isn’t about safety — follow the money.
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This → follow → money
Those stables sit on some of the most coveted real estate in the city.
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stables → sit → city
This ban sets a precedent that puts every lawful animal enterprise in America at risk.
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that → set → risk
Tourists come to our city to experience Central Park in all its glory.
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Tourists → come → glory
The horse carriages have existed for over a century and all because of the incident where poor Romanch Mahajan was killed — they’re being banned.
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they → exist → incident
What about all the pedestrians who have been killed by e-bikes?
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who → kill → bikes
And yet, the city will likely never ban e-bikes.
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city → ban → bikes
This is wrong to do.
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This → do → ?
It’s just another way to destroy our city.
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It → ’ → city
Even though the horses are being retired for other reasons, park-goers get the real prize: They can finally walk without watching their step, as manure was always the biggest issue.
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manure → retire → step
Far more accidents and deaths occur from e-bikes and e-scooters that put public safety in parks at risk.
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that → occur → risk
When will safety for pedestrians elicit such a swift response?
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safety → elicit → response
There is no question the death of Mahajan is tragic.
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death → be → Mahajan
I can’t imagine what his family is going through.
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family → imagine → what
What’s not rare are the assaults, murders and bicycle accidents in Central Park which can result in permanent injury or death.
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which → ’ → injury
With all the things that the city is experiencing — fleeing businesses, raging antisemitism, crime and failing public schools — you would think that the mayor would have other things to worry about.
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mayor → experience → things
This is what happens when an incompetent politician tries to make it look like he’s doing something.
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he → happen → something
It’s pathetic.
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It → ’ → ?
Banning horse carriages based on the rare possibility of their killing people is completely outrageous and ironic.
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their → ban → people
The mayor supports e-bikes and has widened bike lanes, which have caused many more tragic and deadly accidents for pedestrians.
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which → support → pedestrians
One person was killed while riding in a horse-drawn carriage in the last century.
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person → kill → century
Thousands of people have been killed by cars in the same century, so why not ban cars?
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Thousands → kill → cars
There is no question that Mahajan was tragically killed.
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Mahajan → be → ?
His name and picture were featured many times to make this ban permanent.
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ban → feature → ?
But where are the names of those who have been maimed or killed by e-bikes or e-scooters?
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who → maim → bikes
These instruments of death are becoming more frequent and can reach speeds up to 40 miles per hour.
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instruments → become → hour
And despite many new bike lanes being erected, the drivers still ride on sidewalks.
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drivers → erect → sidewalks
Why aren’t they licensed so that these riders could possibly be tracked down in case of hitting or killing someone?
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riders → license → someone
Just imagine how much money the city could make if they require licenses.
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they → imagine → licenses
Very few accidents have occurred with the horse carriages.
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accidents → occur → carriages
Why not ban the taxi industry, as hundreds have been run down and killed by reckless drivers?
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hundreds → ban → drivers
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