Tag: horse-drawn carriages

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, 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, NY City Council Desperate to Destroy the Carriage Horse Industry

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Patricia N. Saffran   There is no logical basis for banning the horse drawn carriage industry in New York City. Notwithstanding, the NY City Council is holding a hearing based on “Romanch’s Law,” attempting to do exactly that. The event could wind up being a ‘show trial’ with a predetermined negative outcome. The two fairly recent deaths of Lady and Ryder were only natural deaths. The death of carriage horse Deniz from poisoning was due to toxic yew plants placed by the Central Park Conservancy at 90th St. These plants don’t belong…