Sentences with phrase «horse carriage»

One horse carriage, two heavy cart horses, 800 verses, two women and one summer in dried out, spacious MeckPomm.
N55 took the concept of the historic model of the 18th century Romany horse carriage - as a tool for mobility that has a minimal effect on the environment - and re-worked it for the 21st century.
With fewer NPCs roaming the streets, Syndicate centers on the horse carriage and shipping traffic surrounding London.
The only way to get around the island is either by walking, cycling or horse carriage.
Depending on where your accommodation is it's definitely worth getting a horse carriage to it.
They then returned to Gili Trawangan Island and rode a cidomo, a local horse carriage to the aforementioned resort.
Tour the city by bicycle, horse carriage or classic saloon boat, navigate the hip boutiques lining Negen Straatjes (Nine Streets), book front - row seats at the Concertgebouw...
We wanted to do a horse carriage ride but the price as well as the look of the horses / mules was quite a turn - off.
Gili Trawangan offers amazing nature, beautiful beaches, there are possibilities for activities such as cycling around the island, snorkeling at the coral reef, horse back riding on the beach, driving with a horse carriage and more.
Wow that's an impressive accolade to get from a source as influential as trip advisor but after reading this, I can totally see why and just really wish that I could ride a bike, though the horse carriage sounds like a nice way to see the park too!
One reason could be that these researchers would not rely on the data that is provided by horse carriage companies to the city; information such as a horse's internal temperature after tours.
In 2012, we placed in the national Dutch team for single horse carriage driving, and we were very happy to be part of the Dutch team that competed at two World Championships.
And, because she obviously needs to do something with any leftover time, Esther and her boyfriend travel throughout Europe to compete for the Dutch team in single horse carriage driving.
Charleston Animal Society and its CEO Joe Elmore are under attack from individuals in the horse carriage industry in Charleston.
A fairy godmother transformed Cinderella's pumpkin into a stunning horse carriage, and in a similar fashion, bringing Peter Schreyer on board as Kia's Chief Designer Officer was indeed magical.
Because sitting wrapped up in blankets in a horse carriage is just sublimely romantic.
I absolutely adore the vintage horse carriage closure and scrumptious thick leather!
We took a historical tour of the French Quarter in a Horse Carriage.
Ms. Lynch, supported by the Teamsters and other unions, said she also disagreed with the mayor's plan to ban the organized horse carriage drivers who give tours of Central Park and the surrounding area.
«We can not support the horse carriage bill currently before the City Council.»
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.
«The Council will not vote on any horse carriage related legislation on Friday since the Teamsters no longer support the deal.»
Feldman praised the handful of Council members who have committed to eliminating or restricting the horse carriage industry, but insisted the mayor must take direct action.
Taylor claimed that horse carriage drivers make U-turns on Central Park South and are not ticketed, despite the fact that motorists get ticketed for behaving similarly.
«We are pleased to have reached an agreement in concept on the future of New York's horse carriage industry.
In response to criticism of the legislation, Council Speaker Christine Quinn defended the horse carriage industry, saying it was an iconic activity for any visitor to the Big Apple.
Two city council members were slapped with hefty fines for accepting prohibited campaign contributions from a group at the center of the Central Park horse carriage brouhaha.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council announced a deal «in concept» late on Sunday evening that would severely downsize the horse carriage industry in the city and confine it to Central Park, after weeks of intense of negotiation between the mayor, the City Council and the union representing the carriage drivers.
Over the holiday weekend, Mayor Bill de Blasio, the union representing horse carriage drivers and the City Council announced they had finally reached a deal to downsize the industry.
Moskowitz has mocked de Blasio in recent weeks for his unfulfilled horse carriage ban and his national travel and first made the argument he does not deserve mayoral control late last month.
«Being a horse carriage driver is not transferrable to being a cab driver or a bus driver or a train driver.
UPDATE: George Miranda, president of Teamsters Joint Council 16, which represents horse carriage drivers, said in a statement this morning that the de Blasio administration's bill to stop horse carriage rides by 2016 was done without input from the union, but that he and the members 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.»
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.
The outer - borough cab fleet licenses, however, are worth far less on the open market than the horse carriage medallions.
«The New York City Central Labor Council will continue to stand with the hardworking men and women of the NYC horse carriage industry as they fight to protect and sustain the livelihoods of 300 working families,» Alvarez said in the statement.
Other unions affiliated with the Central Labor Council voiced their support for the horse carriage workers.
As a mayoral candidate, de Blasio received a significant amount of money from horse carriage abolitionists.
He tried to rip the livelihoods from hundred of pedicab and horse carriage workers to reward his rich campaign donors and real - estate interests, and thinks he can get away with it.»
The Central Park Conservancy was not involved in the formulation of Mayor Bill de Blasio's horse carriage plan, and the group's leaders are not happy with the result.
In an effort to fulfill that promise, he has worked out a compromise with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and the Teamsters (who represent the horse carriage drivers) to shrink the number of horse carriages and house them in a more spacious stables in Central Park.
The City Council could vote as early as next Friday on a contentious proposal to restrict the horse carriage industry, leaving Council members little more than a week to decide on one of the more polarizing proposals of Mayor Bill de Blasio's tenure.
As it so happens, De Blasio's campaign was energized by an influx of money from horse carriage opponents like Steve Nislick and Wendy Neu, who also played a role in damaging the prospects of a chief rival, former Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Central Labor Council president Vincent Alvarez's opposition to de Blasio's horse carriage dealings go way back.
«The New York City Central Labor Council will continue to stand with the hardworking men and women of the NYC horse carriage industry as they fight to protect and sustain the livelihoods of 300 working families,» Alvarez said as recently as this past December.
On Tuesday evening, TWU's president sent a letter to members of the City Council on Tuesday asking them to oppose the horse carriage legislation.
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.
But whether it was appropriate to accept the donations — which came from unions who have contracts with the city, real estate firms with interests in re-zonings and others matters, activists calling for a horse carriage ban and others — has been questioned.
Mr. Roberts mentioned further details that will impact how receptive the horse carriage drivers can be expected to be about losing their livelihoods in exchange for a green medallion.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said today legislation with the eventual goal of banning the city's horse carriage industry — a campaign promise he said he'd get to on «day one» — will be introduced soon.
But it has put him in opposition to several groups that are normally allies of the mayor — including the politically powerful and influential Teamsters and the Working Families Party, which have backed the horse carriage drivers.
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