Tag: City Council

Patricia N. Saffran, Check List for the NYC Council not to Vote for the Horse Drawn Carriage Ban

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Patricia N. Saffran   Just a friendly reminder that there are no logical reasons to vote for proposed Intro 943 to the ban the carriage horses from Central Park and force them into retirement, no matter what their age. At present, the NY City Council is purportedly conducting a “feasibility study” on axing the industry, but it’s already accurate to say there is no feasibility possible. The ban will bankrupt and create unemployment for the 120 drivers/owners. A ban will also cause an economic downturn to the horse businesses in New York and…

Patricia N Saffran, The Myth that Retirement for the Central Park Horses is Safe 

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By Patricia N Saffran   The NY City Council remains committed to ending the Central Park horse drawn carriages, vote pending, although they have no provable reason for doing so. Allegations of abuse remain unproven. In addition, the recent unfortunate fatal accident of tourist Romanch Mahajan was the first such accident in the Park in 167 years. His falling from a carriage is probably the result of ConEd stray voltage in the ground making contact with the carriage horse Samson’s metal horse shoes. This faulty voltage, no matter how weak or strong,…

Patricia N. Saffran, NY City Council to Forcibly Prevent Privately Owned Carriage Horses from Ever Working Again

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Patricia N. Saffran According to proposed legislation, the NY City Council would like privately owned carriage horses to be forced to retire and not ever work again as carriage horses, if they pass Intro 943, Romanch’s Law. Is it legal or ethical for the Council to commandeer the fate of a healthy carriage horse and tell the owner that it can’t ever work again pulling a carriage? Apparently, the City Council thinks that this sort of horse rustling is legal here. Instead of being laughed at for such an overreaching and un-American bill,…

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. …