New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS)
Coverage of New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) in the Nexus archive.
- Blame game: Carriage driver union, Central Park Conservancy point fingers at each other over horse’s death from toxic plant
The union representing carriage horse drivers (TWU Local 100) and the Central Park Conservancy are blaming each other for the death of a horse named Deniz, which a necropsy attributed to ingestion of a toxic Japanese yew plant. The union claims the Conservancy planted the poisonous plant near carriage paths, while the Conservancy accuses the union of negligence for not preventing the horse from eating the vegetation.
- NYC lawmakers revive Ryder’s Law to ban horse carriage industry as another equine dies in Central Park
A carriage horse named Deniz died in Central Park after collapsing during a ride, prompting NYC lawmakers to revive efforts to ban the horse carriage industry. The incident follows previous equine-related incidents and has reignited calls for legislation like Ryder’s Law, reintroduced by Council Member Christopher Marte.