Tag: assaults

Patricia N. Saffran, NYC Council Vote Looming to Ban Central Park Horse Drawn Carriages, Hypocrisy 101

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Patricia N. Saffran With the NYC Council’s July 16, 2026 Health Committee Hearing on proposed Intro 943, Romanch’s Law, on July 15, and in the aftermath, one thing has become patently clear:  the City Council has been engaging in a propaganda war to pass this bill. As Joseph Goebbels said, “It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion.”   The bill is named for Romanch Mahajan, who died accidentally when he fell out a carriage after the horse Samson inexplicably spooked and ran off. This is the…

Patricia N. Saffran, NYC’s Dangerous Green Failure: E-biker Accidents, Motorized Pedicab Driver Attacks, Carriage Horses and Asylum Seekers

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Patricia N. Saffran   E-bikes, and motorized scooters and pedicabs were supposed to be the City’s answer to reducing cars in Manhattan, the green fantasy of City Hall. Now, many bike lanes later the City is reeling from the accidents and deaths that they’ve caused. Since the motorized vehicles can go along at the same speed as the cars and a number of them don’t stop at traffic lights, many New Yorkers are afraid to cross the street.   In the case of the motorized pedicab drivers, they’re committing crimes. …