Carriage Horses

An overturned white horse carriage lying on the Central Park loop road, cordoned off with police tape as NYPD officers and a police van stand by.
A carriage on its side on the Central Park loop after a crash, taped off by police.

Horse-drawn carriages have worked Central Park since the 19th century, outlasting every campaign to retire them. In 2026 City Council and mayor say the industry’s time is coming to an end. These stories follow how it got here, and what happens to the horses and the people who drive them.

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