Central Park's horse and buggy
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A horse-drawn carriage makes its way through Central Park during snowfall in New York
Reuters - 2/13
FILE- In this Dec. 31, 2013 file photo, passengers enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride near Central Park on New Year's Eve day in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks to end horse-drawn-carriage rides in New York City, but carriage drivers say it will eliminate a rare outlet for surplus horses pouring out of the farming and racing industries and send horses to the slaughterhouse. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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Carriage horses are housed in their stalls in New York's Clinton Stables, Jan. 28, 2014. Time may be running out for the iconic horse carriages that carry tourists around New York City’s Central Park. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has already declared his intention to shut down the industry, saying it is inhumane to keep horses in modern-day Manhattan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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In this Jan. 28, 2014 photo, carriage driver Christina Hansen returns Star to a stall in New York's Clinton Stables. Time may be running out for the iconic horse carriages that carry tourists around New York City’s Central Park. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has already declared his intention to shut down the industry, saying it is inhumane to keep horses in modern-day Manhattan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - 6/13
Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - 7/13
In this Jan. 28, 2014 photo, carriage horse owner Stephen Malone looks in on his horse Tucker in his stall at New York's Clinton Stables. Time may be running out for the iconic horse carriages that carry tourists around New York City’s Central Park. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has already declared his intention to shut down the industry, saying it is inhumane to keep horses in modern-day Manhattan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - 9/13
Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - 10/13
Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - 11/13
Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Peter Foley - 12/13
Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Peter Foley - 13/13
Central Park's horse and buggy
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Yahoo News
Mayor Bill de Blasio is pulling back the reins on his plans to quickly get rid of New York City's horse-drawn carriage industry, stung by a recent outpouring of support for the colorful coaches that have clip-clopped their way through Central Park for more than 150 years.
A campaign pledge to take on the horses during his first week as mayor was eclipsed by other issues. And as he nears his fourth month in office, he has encountered enough resistance from the usually compliant City Council to slow his plans again, now saying an industry he calls cruel and inhumane will be gone by year's end. (AP)
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