Sentences with phrase «carriage industry from»

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State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) said a recent string of highly publicized accidents in Manhattan involving horse - drawn carriages demonstrates the need to ban the industry from operating in New York City.

De Blasio and all but one NYC Council member have so far declined to respond to an invite from actor and advocate for the embattled horse - drawn carriage industry Liam Nisson to tour NYC's largest stable on Sunday.

But several aspects of the plan — including the use of $ 25 million in taxpayer money to turn public property into a stable for the private carriage industry, the move to curtail the pedicab industry, the loss of carriage driver jobs and the resulting shuttering the current stables on the West Side — have aroused considerable opposition from various corners, most recently from 68 owners of horse carriage medallions, who blasted their union for agreeing to the deal.

Just a weeks after some of his top staffers faced ridicule from the City Council over their apparent cluelessness about key details about his plan to regulate the horse - carriage industry, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed the body would surely pass the proposal.

«I just think with the tabloids finding more interest in what we accomplished during the mayoral race than how inhumane the horse carriage industry is distracting from that struggle.

Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield, who voiced concerns about a push by the mayor and NYC Council speaker to shrink the horse - carriage industry, was booted from two prominent committees.

That pits the Council against Teamsters Joint Council 16, which represents the horse - carriage drivers and is supporting the de Blasio plan, which not only calls for shrinking the horse carriage industry and moving it to Central Park, but also banning pedicabs from the park's southern, tourist - heavy precincts.

During his mayoral campaign last year, de Blasio promised to abolish the industry immediately upon taking office — a pledge that earned him significant support from horse carriage opponents, who helped wage a million - dollar campaign against one of his chief rivals, former Council speaker Christine Quinn.

In a statement, George Miranda, president of Joint Council 16, said the bill had moved forward «without input from the union that represents these drivers,» though he insisted «the Teamsters and our members in the carriage industry are open to continued dialogue and discussion with the administration so we can find a solution that keeps the horses and drivers in Central Park.»

A Brooklyn legislator who voiced concerns about a push by the mayor and City Council speaker to shrink the horse - carriage industry was booted from two prominent committees, sources told The Post on Wednesday.

Absent from that group are the animal rights groups that have fervently pushed for a total ban of the horse carriage industry, including New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, better known as NYCLASS.

Due to the secretive nature of the horse - drawn carriage industry, very few horses are rescued from this life.

Charleston Animal Society and its CEO Joe Elmore are under attack from individuals in the horse carriage industry in Charleston.